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India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, proof copper eight reas (two pice), 1791; proof copper four reas, 1794; proof copper two reas, 1791 and 1794 (Pridmore 1119, 133, 136, 139; KM.196, 193, 192). Toned, the last with considerable mint red, FDC. (4)
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,000
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, gilt copper proof eight, four and two reas, 1794 (Pridmore 123, 134, 140). Nearly FDC. (3)
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,600
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency; Soho Mint gilt copper proof set, two, one and half pice, 1804 (Pridmore 196, 200, 203; KM.206a, 205a, 204a). FDC and very scarce. (3)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $5,000
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, English minting, Soho Mint mule copper double pice, 1804 (10.92g) (Pridmore 197: KM.-). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,200
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, cast tin double pice, 1771 (Pridmore 238; KM.157.1). No wear, virtually as made, extremely fine and very rare as such.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,800
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, in the name of Shah Alam II, mint name Murshidabad, 1769-1790 gold mohur, (12.32 g), AH 1194, regnal yr 19, (1780 A.D.), (Pridmore 20; KM.94.1). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,700
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, gold mohur (12.36g), second issue of perpetual 19 san sicca series in the name of Shah Alam II (1759-1808), year 19 (1793), pm for Calcutta Mint, oblique edge graining right (Pridmore 62; KM.103). Extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,600
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type gold mohur, struck at Calcutta (1793) (Pridmore 62; KM.103), edge grained left. Extremely fine or better.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,700
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type mohur, Yr 19 (1793) (KM.103.1). Slightly wavey, otherwise attractive tone, extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidbad type mohur, Yr 19 (1793) (KM.103.1). Rim damage, may have been mounted, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,200
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, perpetual 19 san sicca series gold mohur Murshidabad type struck at Calcutta Mint with straight grained edge (1819) (Pridmore 77; KM.112). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,350
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad, Lucknow or 45 san coinage, silver rupee (1806-1819) (Pridmore 314; KM.70), silver quarter rupee (Pridmore 319; KM.67); (1820-1831), silver rupee Calcutta, another Benares; another Sagar Mint (Pridmore 320, 323, 325; KM.70), 1831-1833, Calcutta Mint, silver rupee, half rupee, quarter rupee (Pridmore 326, 329, 331; KM.77, 76, 75), 1833-1835, Calcutta Mint rupee (Pridmore 333; KM.78). Toned very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad 45 san copper coins, 1820-1824 Trisuli pice (Pridmore 336 (2); KM.65), 1833 Sagar Mint Trisuli pice (Pridmore 338; KM.72), pattern copper one pie, 1809 (8.38g) (Pridmore 339; KM.Pn24a), Recruiting ticket c1840 (Pridmore 398 and medal Major General Claude Martin in copper (35mm) (1796/7) by McKenzie (Pridmore 400A). Very fine - FDC. (6)
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000
India, British, East India Company, William IV, gold one mohur 1835, incuse R S on truncation, Calcutta Mint (KM.451.2)(11.54g). Top edge roughly filed after mount removed, surface marked, otherwise fine or better.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,600
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1841, W.W. incuse on truncation (KM.462.1). Rim bruise at 9 o'clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,000
India, British, Queen Victoria, gold ten rupees, 1870 (KM.479)(7.65g). Mount removed from top edge in five places and milling recut, even wear, nearly good fine/very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,600
India, British, Queen Victoria, mohur, 1862 (KM.480). Surface marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine/extremely fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,300
India, British, George V, gold fifteen rupees, 1918 (KM.525). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,300
India, George V, sovereign, 1918I (Bombay) (KM.525A). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
India, British, Bombay Mint, a silver rupee blank neatly engraved on one side 'First blank/New Mint/Jan 21st/1864/J.A.Ballard MM', roughly scratched on the other side 'New Bombay' (Pridmore 1043). Nearly extremely fine and unique.
Estimate $500
SOLD $17,000
India, British, Queen Victoria, half rupees, 1862 C/II; 1875 A/I (KM.472); 1879; 1880, C incuse; 1882 dot, A/II; 1885, C incuse, A/I; 1893, C incuse, A/I; 1896, C incuse, A/I, 1899 (2), C incuse, also B incuse both A/I (KM.491). Very good - very fine, the fourth rare and very fine. (10)
Estimate $750
SOLD $3,800
India, British, Queen Victoria, pattern half anna, 1861 (KM.Pn33; Pridmore 575). Brilliant, reverse stained, obverse attractive iridescence, nearly FDC and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $7,000
India, British, George V, rupees, 1911 (C) & (B) (KM.523), 1912 (B) (2), 1913 (C) & (B) to 1920 (C) & (B), 1922 (B), extra 1918 (C) and 1920 (C), missing 1914 (B) (KM.524). Very fine - choice uncirculated. (22)
Estimate $650
SOLD $850
India, British, George V, rupees, 1919 (C) (13), 1919 (B) dot; 1920 (C) (8), 1920 (B) dot (2) (KM.524). Good extremely fine - choice uncirculated. (24)
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
India, British, George V, cupro-nickel eight annas, 1920 dot (Bombay) (KM.520). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $900
India, British, EIC, Queen Victoria - George VI, and Republic, minors in base metal in quanity in many instances, one twelfth annas, 1833 (Bombay) (2), 1835 (19), 1862 to 1901 (36), 1903-10 (19); 1912-1936 (approx 100), George VI, 1939 (approx 50), 1941 (approx 60), half pice, 1939 dot (Bombay) a little hoard of about 70 pieces mostly full mint red; quarter annas 1886-1941 (25), one (approx 50), two (13), four (5), and eight annas, 1919 (C), one annas include 1927 dot (13, all uncirculated), quarter annas, 1939 (8), half annas to one rupees, 1947 (seven bags), Republic, pice (about 30), new pice to Nehru and Ghandi rupees, in ANZ Bank paper bags (47) in a shoe box, being mostly duplicates of collection. Fair - uncirculated. (approx 1,000)
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,200
India, Republic, a collection with much duplication, mainly 1970s to 2011, includes Ghandi mint sets, 1989 (2) and 1991 (KM.MS36), five rupees of Indira Ghandi, 1985 and Nehru 1989, silver ten rupees, 1972 (KM.187.1), also a few of Bangladesh, housed in clip seal bags, all in one plastic carton. Very fine - uncirculated. (approx 1,500)
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
India, ancient, Mogul and British silver issues, each in 2x2 holders, described on two pages, Maurya Empire, King Ashoka, 272-232BC, silver punchmarked issues (2); Indo-Sasanian (AD300-400), silver drachm, horse rider; drachm (AD1000-1100), Dehli Sultanate (3); tanka, Gujrat Sultanate; Mogul 1687, 1770; Madras (2), Kutch Kori (3), rupee Gudion; Indor (1792), Bombay rupees (3), Bengal rupees (3), Baroda rupee, Hyderabad (3), Mewar (6), British rupees 1862 (2), 1940-5; coppers (4 including Bombay and Bengal). Fine - good extremely fine. (46)
Estimate $900
SOLD $700
India, Atam Vallabah Industries, five grams, standard gold (99.50 fine), bullion discs; two grams (2). Total weight: nine grams. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $550
SOLD $750
India, National Refinery Pvt Ltd, Bombay, ten grams, Standard Gold (99.50 fine), bullion discs. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $1,300
SOLD $1,550