Catalogue
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, all with descriptive packets and in a plastic sheet, silver fifty cents, 1891, 1893 (KM.9.1); twenty cents 1892, (KM.7), ten cents 1888, 1891H, (KM.6.3), five cents 1889H, 1891, (KM.6); cents 1877, 1901, 1901H, (KM.4.1, 4.3), one mil 1863, 1865, 1866, (KM.1-3). Good very fine - uncirculated, several copper with full mint red. (13)
Estimate $300
SOLD $520
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, silver dollar, 1867 (KM.10). Nearly extremely fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
Hong Kong, Edward VII, silver twenty cents, 1902 (KM.14). Extremely fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Hong Kong, Edward VII, silver fifty cents, 1905 (KM.15). Good extremely fine/extremely fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $60
SOLD $100
Hong Kong, Edward VII, all with descriptive packets and in a plastic sheet, silver fifty cents, 1905 (nEF) (KM.15); ten cents 1904, 1935, 1936, five cents 1903H, 1905H, 1932, 1935; cents 1903, 1904H (BU) 1919H, 1925, 1931. Good very fine - uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $210
Hong Kong, George VI, various issues, fifty cents 1951, ten cents 1937 (2), 1938, 1939KN (2), 1950, five cents 1937, 1938, 1939H, 1939KN, 1949. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Bombay Presidency, 1791-1794, Partial proof set of the English minting, (struck at French Ordinary Court, London), 1791 issues of double pice or eight reas, pice or four reas, half pice or two reas, (Pr. 119, 130, 136, KM. 192, 193, 196). FDC, all with mint red colour, rare. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $540
Bombay Presidency, 1804, Proof issues of the English minting, (struck at Soho, London), 1804 two pice, one pice and half pice, obv. EIC arms and date 1804, rev. scales with date A.H. 1219 below, (Pr. 195, 199, 202, KM. 204-6). FDC, with even brown patina and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
Bombay Presidency, silver dump rupees (3), (KM.212.1, 212.2, 218.3), half rupee (KM.217.1); silver quarter, half and rupee issue plain edge, (KM.220, 221, 223); Tellicherry mint, fifth rupee, issue of 1799, (KM.276); gold fanam of Coorg; copper issues of Bombay Presidency, a range of issues (13). Mostly fine - extremely fine, (22)
Estimate $100
SOLD $270
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint type, 1793 and 1819 second and third Milled issue and Perpetual 19 san sicca series of Standard silver Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), silver rupees (3), Regnal Year 19 (fixed), half rupees (1), quarter rupees (2), Calcutta mint, mostly with oblique milling to right, a rupee and quarter rupee with straight milling, (KM.96, 97, 99, 104, 108, Pr.157, 158, 159, 172, 175). Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $140
SOLD $200
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint type, 1793 Second Milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series of Standard Gold Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), Gold quarter mohur, (3.1 grams), Regnal Year 19 (fixed), without Privy mark, Calcutta mint, and with oblique milling to right, (KM.100, Pr.64). Several surface scratches, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint type, 1793 Second Milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series of Standard Gold Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), Gold half mohur, (6.2 grams), Regnal Year 19 (fixed), without Privy mark, Calcutta mint, and with oblique milling to right, (KM.101, Pr.63). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $320
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint, 1793 Second Milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series, Copy of Standard Gold Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), Gold mohur, (12.1 grams), Regnal Year 19 (fixed), with Privy mark for Murshidabad and with oblique milling to left, (cf.KM. 103, Pr.401). Possibly has been mounted, otherwise nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $330
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint type, 1830-1833 fourth milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series of Standard Gold Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), silver rupee and quarter rupee, Regnal Year 19 (fixed), without Privy mark, Calcutta mint, and with plain edge, (KM.115, 117) another half rupee Regnal year 45, plain edge, (KM.76); various other copper issues (8) from pie to half anna. Fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Madras Presidency, 1807 Madras Minting, copper XL (40) cash, value in English and Persian on obverse, and Tamil and Telugu on reverse, first with double exergue line on obverse and dots and star on reverse, (KM. 331.1, Pr.216), others for two and a half, ten and twenty cash, (KM.-, 326, 328, Pr.223, 226, 236). Nearly fine - good fine, first rare. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $240
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Second Issue, 1808, silver half pagoda, obv. Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English HALF PAGODA, in large letters, small buckled garter below, small dot to r. and centre of A, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, ribbon ending in star, in native text 'half a flower (or star) pagoda', (KM.353, Pr.169). With red and gold tone, overstruck on Spanish eight reales of 1795 of Mexico City mint, two edge knocks, otherwise extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,100
Madras Presidency, various issues, silver rupees (5), (KM.415.1, 427, 436); half rupees (2) (KM.402, 426); quarter (KM.425), eighth (KM.424) and 1/16th rupee (2), (KM.411, 423); quarter pagoda, (KM.352.1), five fanams and two fanams (KM.350, 351); copper (10) including mint red ten and twenty cash 1808 (KM.319, 321). Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (25)
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold mohur or ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (11.6 grams), obv. EIC arms with suporters, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Ashrafi (or Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pr. 241, KM. 421). Good very fine/extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $460
Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold third mohur or five rupees, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (3.9 grams), obv. EIC arms without suporters, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Five rupees of the Honourable English Company', (Pr. 244, KM. 422). Nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
East India Company, proof half anna 1835, (KM.447.1). With original mint red, polished fields, nearly FDC and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
East India Company and British India, an extensive collection on leaves withg tickets or packets from 1/12 anna to silver rupee, period of William IV (10) to rupee (2); 1840-1841 silver series rupees (4), others (7); Queen Victoria issues from 1858 including rupees (7), fraction including copper (18); Edward VII to rupee, (13); George V to rupee (19); George VI to rupee (38). Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated, most copper mint red. (116)
Estimate $400
SOLD $740
India, obverse brockage of (1840) divided legend silver rupee. Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1841, Calcutta mint, divided legend, (11.7 grams), rev. lion standing to left in front of palm, normal date 4, (Pr. 22, KM. 462.1). Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1862, Calcutta mint, (11.6 grams), obv. single flower in bottom panel of jabot, (Pr. 1, KM. 480). Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $540
Calcutta Industrial Exhibition 1883- 84, in silver (51mm) uninscribed (Puddester 883.2.2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $190
Ionian Islands, silver thirty lepta, 1834, 1852 (illustrated) (Km.35); large copper two oboli 1819 (KM.33) (illustrated); copper half obol or two lepta 1820, (KM.31); copper lepton 1835, 1862, (KM.34). Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $250
SOLD $440
Isle of Man, Crown Colony, 1709 penny, (KM.2a); 1733 penny (2), halfpenny, (KM.3b.1, 5, 5b), 1758 penny, 1786 penny, (KM.7, 9.1). Fine - good very fine, several scarce. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Isle of Man, Crown Colony, 1786 penny, (KM.9.1); 1786 halfpenny, engrailed edge, (KM.8), 1798 penny, 1798 halfpenny, (KM.10, 11). Very fine - extremely fine, several scarce. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Isle of Man, Crown Colony, 1798 penny, (KM.11); farthing 1839, (KM.12), halfpenny 1839 (KM.13). Good very fine - good extremely fine, several scarce. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $210
Isle of Man, Crown Colony, tokens, 1811 penny (KM.Tn10), 1811 Peel Castle, 1811 Atlas, 1830 halfpenny, (KM.Tn1, Tn4, Tn16), 1831 halfpenny (KM.Tn21), August 1857 jeton, Douglas Bazaar. Fine - extremely fine, several scarce. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $150