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Auction Number 71 Thursday 29 September 2011

The William Barrett Collection of Indian Coins

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OrderofSale Indian Coins Lots1001-1242

Indian Coins, including the William Barrett Collection Ancient Lots1243-1348 Sultanates Lots1349-1362 Mughal Lots1363-1453 IndependentKingdomsandPrincelyStates Lots1454-1477 EICandBritishIndia Lots1478-1608 RepublicandMedals Lots1609-1631

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THE WILLIAM BARRETT COLLECTION During the spring of 1965 I acquired from an estate a collection of British Colonial and Empire coins. While I

hadsoldoffmyCanadiancollectionsayearortwoearlierinordertocollectBritishworldcoinage,thiswasthefoundationofmycollectionaswellasofmystock.InthiscollectionwereexamplesofBritishIndiancoinages,someofwhichhaveremainedwithmetothisday.Tothesewerelateraddednumerousproofsandpatterns,mostoftenacquiredthroughcourtesyofAndredeClermont,thenatSpink.

MyinterestinBritishIndiawasrewardedwiththeprivilegeofacorrespondenceand(minor)collaborationwithMajorFredPridmoreduringthe1970s,evensleepingonhissofainTauntonwhenwetalkedpastthelasttrain.Perusinghisvolumesincataloguingtheselotsremindsmewhataformidableanddeterminedintellectthecollectingfraternitylostin1981-fortunatelywiththegreaterpartofhislife’sworkinprintornearlyso.

TheparallelcollectionofBritishIndiaclassicbanknotes(issuedpriorto1861)commencedin1971andisstillwithme.FortunatelythroughthefineeffortsofShailendraBhandareandKishoreJhunjunwallasomeofthesehavebeenpublishedandtheinformationdisseminatedaccordingly.

Asmygoodwifeinformsme,Ihavetoomanycoinsandbanknotes,andastheIndianmarketisnow-howcanIphraseit?-showingfaintstirringsoflife,itseemstimetomovetheseintonewhands.

ThroughthemediumofIanGoldbart,EdwardBaldwinandSethFreeman,togetherwiththeirteamatBaldwin’sthespecialcoinsarenowbeingoffered.

I can confirm there remain only a couple of duplicates, a handful of medals, a holding of state coinage (noneremarkable),andwhateverlittleelsehasnotyetsurfaced.AndasIhavenevermanagedtothrowoutanyofmycollectingrecords,ifrequestedandwithpatienceIexpecttobeabletolocatetheoriginalacquisitiondocumentsformanyofthepiecesofferedhere.

William Barrett Montreal,August2011

INDIAN COINS

Mughal

1453 ZodiacRupee,Aquarius,datedAgra1030,acuriousimitation.Some verdigris, good very fine. £100-200

boughtc.1978forUS$50 saidtohavebeenstruckbyMarsdeninthe1800s

Independent Kingdoms

1454 Farrukhabad,SilverNazaranaRupee,inthenameofShahAlamII,AhmadnagarFarrukhabad,AH1218,Year39,11.21g (Cr86.2a;BMC1182). Lovely original tone, choice extremely fine and excessively rare. £2500-3500

1455 Travancore,RamaVarmaV(1880-1885),WhiteMetalPatternorTrial½-Sovereign,1881/ME1057,struckat the Heaton Mint (Birmingham), obv portrait of Sri Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore, rev twoelephants(KMPn1).In NGC holder graded PF64, very rare and desirable. £3000-5000JamesSweeny’sbook“A Numismatic History of the Birmingham Mint”statesthattheHeatonMintsuppliedthediesforthe1881TravancoreSovereignand½-Sovereign,andmayormaynothavestruckthecirculatingcoins.ThesecoinswereproducedwithoutmintmarkandarerecordedasFriedberg329and330.TheobversebearsathreequarterportraitoftherulerofTravancore,andthereverseshowstworearingelephantswithaconchshellbetween.ThewhitemetaltrialstrikingsofthiscoinagewerecertainlymadeinBirmingham,andexampleswerepresentintheHeatonMintcollection.

1456 Travancore,RamaVarmaV,WhiteMetalPatternorTrialSovereign,1881/ME1057,struckattheHeatonMint (Birmingham), obv portrait of Sri Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore, rev two elephants(KMPn2). In NGC holder graded PF62, very rare and desirable. £3000-5000

1457 Travancore,½-Rupee,ME1087(1910)(KMY53).Choice uncirculated, attractively toned. £80-120

1458 Travancore&Cochin,RamaVarmaVI (1885-1924),SilverProofFanam,ME1100 (1923), struckat theHeaton Mint (Birmingham), original proof striking (KM Y34b). Lovely toning, uncirculated, rare as a proof. £400-600

Princely States

1459 Baroda,PratapSingh (1938-1951),SilverPatternorTrial1/3-Mohur,VS1994 (1939), coronation issue(KMY40a).Uncirculated, toned. £300-500

1466 Orissa,GoldPagoda,undated(c.1200-1400),elephant,revscroll,3.68g(F298).Very fine. £150-250purchasedc.1979

1469 Sikh Empire, Pattern Paisa, machine struck in copper with reeded edge, 27mm, obv three lines ofinscriptioninPersian(notGurmukhi)dividedbytwobars,revthreelinesofPersian,undivided,withapartialdate183xor184x,9.3g(KMPn1;Valentine8,p.126).Major die cracks on both sides, having been struck with fractured dies, but choice about uncirculated and very attractive. £200-300 Not a particularly rare coin, but this is the only Sikh pattern of a machine made piece and is of considerable interestto the Sikh community. If this is an AD date, this is a fairly early struck pattern for India, but if this date is a VS date,then 1830 would be 1773 and 1840 would be 1783, both too early for this type of coin. Particularly awkward styleand likely produced in England or Europe, probably by a private mint unfamiliar with Arabic and Indian script.seeSothebySaleMay1902,Lot416(soldfor£2.10,thenUS$12.50,averyhighpriceatthetimeforacoppercoin). ThiscoinwaslistedinKrause’s1981SouthAsiancatalogueasPn1,fromanunknownmint,butismissingfromlatereditionsoftheStandardCatalogofWorldCoins.

1470 Sikh Empire, Pattern Paisa, machine struck in copper with reeded edge, 27mm, obv three lines ofinscriptioninPersian(notGurmukhi)dividedbytwobars,revthreelinesofPersian,undivided,withapartialdate183xor184x,9.3g(KMPn1;Valentine8,p.126).Major die cracks on both sides, having been struck with fractured dies, but nice about uncirculated and an attractive piece. £200-300seenotetopreviouslot

1471 Tonk,MuhammadSa’adatAliKhan(1930-1949),ProofAEPice,1932/AH1350,inthenameofGeorgeV,originalproofstrike(KM29(oldY2)).Toned uncirculated proof, extremely rare. £800-1000

Hyderabad A major article by Jan Lingen, recording some of theAH1312 Hyderabad coins, was published in the Oriental

Numismatic Society Newsletter No. 153 (Summer 1997), under the title: “The Introduction of Machine-StruckCoinageintheStateofHyderabad.” WhentheImperialmintatMadraswasclosedin1869, itsmachinerywassoldtothestateofHyderabad.Theequipmentdoesnotappeartohavebeenused,possiblybecausetherulerofHyderabadatthetimewasaminor.Hecameofagein1301(1883)andaninvestitureceremonyfollowed.The1301Rupeeinsilverisbelievedtohavebeenstruckasapresentationpieceforthisceremony.Thecopperpiece(lot1472)wasnotknowntoLingen.NewmachinerywassuppliedbytheHeatonMintinBirmingham,Englandasearlyas1891andagainduring1893-1894.TheAH1312coinageappearstobemostlyexperimentalproductionsusingthenewHeatonequipment.

1472 MirMahbubAliKhan II (1868-1911),CopperPatternRupee,AH1301Hijra (1883-1884),plainedge,27.5mm(notlistedinKM).Choice lustrous about uncirculated, probably unique. £15,000-25,000ApresentationpiecemostlikelyfortheinvestitureoftheNizamofHyderabad.Noregnalyearappearsonthecoin,possiblybecauseitwasfeltimpolitetoremindtherulerathisinvestiturethathehadhadaregentforsomeyears.Anexceedinglyrareandhistoricallyimportantcoin.

1473 MirMahbubAliKhanII,CopperPatternPai,AH1312(1894-1895),Year29,forproposedcoinagewhichwasneverissued,14.7mm,plainedge(KMPn5(oldKMPn1)),Uncirculated and excessively rare, one of only two known. £15,000-25,000

PartofaseriesofAH1312datedcoins(andsomedated1318),invaluesof1-and2-Paiand¼-and½-Anna,allincopper,plus2-,4-,8-Annas,½-RupeeandRupee(KMY29-32)insilver.Thecopperdenominationsarealldated1312,withregnalyearsof27,28and29reported.The2-and4-Annasareonlyknowndated1318.The½-Rupeeisonlyknowndated1312,whilethe8-AnnasandRupeearereportedwith1312andotherdates. ThoughKrauseliststhe¼-Annaasaregularcoin,allof thecopperdenominationsappeartobeextremelyrarepatternsforacoppercoinagewhichwasneverproduced. JanLingen’sarticlerecordsaregnalyear291-PaiintheBritishMuseum(14.5mm,1.88grams,plainedge).Thecoinofferedhereisapparentlythesecondknownexampleandtheonlyoneinprivatehands..

1474 MirMahbubAliKhan II,CopperPattern2-Pai,AH1312 (1894-1895),Year29, forproposedcoinagewhichwasneverissued,19.3mm,plainedge(KMPn8).Uncirculated and excessively rare, one of only three known. £15,000-25,000

The1-and2-PaipatternsofAH1312representthefirstuseofthisdenominationinHyderabad.Theregnalyear,29,doesnotmatchthedate,whichisregnalyear28. ThispiecewasformerlylistedintheKrausecatalogasKMPn3. TheLingenarticlerecordsaregnalyear292-PaiintheKenWigginscollection(3.75g)andanotherintheBritishMuseum(3.58g).ThecoinwasalsopublishedintheJournaloftheNumismaticSocietyofIndiain1943.Thecoinofferedhereappearstobethethirdknownexampleofthisextremelyrarepatternandoneofonlytwoinprivatehands.

1475 MirMahbubAliKhanII,CopperPattern¼-Anna,AH1312(1894-1895),Year28,forproposedcoinagewhichwasneverissued,23.4mm,plainedge(KMPn6),Uncirculated and excessively rare, one of only two known. £15,000-25,000ThoughnowlistedinKrauseasaregularcoin,KM27,butwithoutprices,the¼-Annaandmatching½-Anna,bothdatedAH1312,arepatternsforacoppercoinagewhichneverappeared. Thisistheonly¼-AnnacoinissuedbyHyderabadandisimportantforthisreasonalone.The1997Lingenarticlerecordsa¼-Annawithregnalyear28intheBritishMuseum(23mm,5.6g,plainedge).Thepieceofferedhereappearstobethesecondknownexampleandtheonlyoneknowninprivatehands.

1476 MirMahbubAliKhanII,CopperTrialorPatternRupee,AH1312(1894-1895),Year28,reedededge(notlistedinKM,cfY32fordesign).Uncirculated, possibly unique. £15,000-25,000

SeveralvarietiesoftheAH1312Rupeeareknown,struckincopper,inleadandinsilver,withregnalyears27,28and29.Onlyyear28correspondstothe1312date;whytheotherregnalyearswereusedwiththisdateisunknown.Among1312Rupeesstruckincopper,aregnalyear27isknownwithreedededge,aregnalyear29withplainedgeandregnalyear28withreedededgeandtwodifferentvarietiesofborder. Atrialstrikeinleadoftheregnalyear28rupeeisknown,aswellasacurrencystrikeinsilverandapieceinsilverwithbroad,flatrims.Exceptforthecurrencystrike,allofthesepiecesareextremelyrare.Atrialstrikefora1312½-Rupeeobverseandareverseareknowninlead.Bothappeartobeunique.Itisunknownwhetherthe½-Rupeeexistsstruckinsilverorincopper. TheRupeeofferedhereincopperappearstobeunique.

1477 MirUsmanAliKhan(1911-1948),VictoryinTunis,7May1942,CopperMedal,FE1352,datedinPersianthe17thofTir1352Fasliera,inscriptionreadsyadgar-e fateh-e tunisiya (IntheMemoryoftheVictoryinTunisia),loopremoved(McClenaghan124).Fine. £100-150

IssuedtocommemoratetheWWIIvictoryinTunis.ThereasonitwasissuedinnotclearasnoHyderabadtroopsparticipatedorwerelocatedintheNorthAfricantheatreofoperations.

British India/Hyderabad

1478 Victoria,Rupee1840-LD,W.W.raised(KM458).Choice uncirculated, superb surfaces, sharply struck, light grey and turquoise tone. £80-120boughtc.1971.

1479 George V, ¼-Rupee, 1936 (KM 518). Superb sharp uncirculated, attractive light grey and turquoise tone. £40-60

Thisdateisrelativelycommonasitcontinuedtobestruckduring1937and1938. bought1965?

1480 GeorgeV,Rupee,1920C(KM524).Choice brilliant uncirculated with light grey tone. £50-80boughtc.1967

1481 BombayMint,¼-Annaand½-Anna,machinerytrialsbyGreenwood&BatleyofLeeds,England,obvGreenwood&BatleyLtd,AlbionWorks,Leeds,revDuncanStratton&Co,Bombay,theirIndianagent.Extremely fine with some red lustre, rare. (2) £250-350Handsomemintingtrialpieces,thoughnotofcoursepatterns. Greenwood&BatleyprovidedmintingmachinerytotheImperialIndianmintsandalsoHyderabad. Pridmorereferstothisfirmandtheirroleonpage73.

East India Company Presidency

Patterns and Proofs

1482 BengalPresidency,GeorgeIII(1760-1820),Gilt-copperProof½-Pie,1809(KMPn22a;Pr394).In NGC holder graded PF63, reverse slightly double struck, rare. £800-1000

boughtc.1975

1483 Bengal Presidency, George III, Copper Proof ¼-Anna, 1809 (KM Pn22). In NGC holder graded PF61, rare. £500-800

1484 BombayPresidency,GeorgeIII(1760-1820),CopperPatternPice,Year37(sic),struckin1795(KMPn19;Pr380).In NGC holder graded AU55, rare. £1000-1200

boughtc.1972

1485 BombayPresidency,GeorgeIV(1820-1830),CopperPatternMohur,1828,lionandpalmtree/Bombayongarteronstarwithdate(KMPn7;Pr336). In NGC holder graded MS61, very rare. £2000-2500

1486 BombayPresidency,WilliamIV(1830-1837),CopperProofPie,1833/AH1248(KM261;Pr223).In NGC holder graded PF63, rare. £500-800

1487 MadrasPresidency,GeorgeIII(1760-1820),SilverProofCash,1803,aVIPstrikinginsilver(KM315a;Pr215). Toned, uncirculated proof, very rare. £500-800

1488 Madras Presidency, George III (1760-1820), Copper Proof Cash, 1803 (KM 315; Pr 213). Uncirculated proof, scarce. £250-350

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1489 EastIndiaCompany,BombayPresidency,VIPProofSet,1834,BombayMint,comprisingthreesilverandthreecoppercoins,possiblystrucktomarkthefirstcompletecoinagein1834bythenewBombayMint,orin1835fortheendoflocalPresidencycoinage.AllinPCGSholdersandgraded: SilverRupee,datedAH1215,graded PR67 Silver½-Rupee,datedAH1215,graded PR67+ Silver¼-Rupee,datedAH1215,graded PR67 Copper½-Anna,dated1834, graded PR65BN Copper¼-Anna,dated1833, graded PR66RB CopperPie,dated1833, graded PR66RB £25,000-50,000ThisSix-piecesetofProofStrikingsisexceedinglyrareandhistoricallyimportant. AccordingtoMajorFredPridmore’scatalogueofEastIndiaCompanycoinage,Bombaywasthelastofthethreepresidencymintstoadoptmachinery,MadrasandBengalhavingdonesomanyyearsearlier.Constructionofthenewmintbeganin1824andwascompletedin1829.Despitetheexistenceofalarge1828medalcommemoratingtheopeningofthemint,thefirstcoins,¼-Anna(KM231;Pr205)werenotstruckuntilNovember1830,followedbythePie(KM230;P.210)in1831.

Afewproofsofa½-Annadated1832weremadein1833forexaminationbythemintcommittee,butthedesign(KM250;Pr204)wasneveradoptedforcirculation. Silvercoinageatthemintbeganwiththerupeedenominationinaslightlyreviseddesign,thesestruckfromdiespreparedattheBombaymint,inthesecondhalfof1832.Thehalfandquarterrupeesmusthavebeenstruckshortlyafterwards,astheyarementionedinaproclamationof17October1832quotedbyPridmore. Thedatesofthesilvercoinsinthissetaremeaningless.Thedesignwascopiedfromanearliercoin.ThedateAH1215correspondsto1800-1801AD.Regnalyear46,referringtoEmperorShahAlam(ruled1759-1806),wasafixedregnalyearoncoinsproducedunderBritishcontrol.Itwassupposedtorefertotheyear1800,butShahAlam’s46thyearwasactually1803.TheBritishhadmiscalculatedthedate. DiesforaredesignedcoppercoinagewerepreparedattheCalcuttaMintandsenttotheBombayMintinFebruary1834.Pridmorequotesfromaremarkabledocumentwhichrecordsthenamesoftheengraversforeachdenomination:

“Onthe7thFebruary1834theCalcuttamintmasterreportedcompletion[ofthenewdies]totheCalcuttamintcommitteeanddetailedthedifficultiesexperienced.Healsorecordsbynamethepersonsresponsibleforthevariousdenominations.

HalfAnna-Mr.Delacombe.Europeanmapengraver.ACalcuttaresidentandnotconnectedwiththeMint.

QuarterAnna-Cossinauth(KasinathDass).NativenoteplateengraveroftheGeneralTreasuryandsubsequentlyappointedengravertotheCalcuttaMint.

Pie(or1/12Anna)-HurrieMohunRoy.NativesealengraveroftheGeneralTreasury.HurriealsoengravedtwomatricesforthescalesofthehalfandthequarterannaastheoriginalsexecutedbyDelacombeandCossinauthgavewayinmultiplying….CoinsstruckfromtheseCalcuttamatricesanddiesaredated½Anna1834;¼and1/12Anna1833.”

Concerningthematricesforthescales,acloseexaminationofthecopperproofsinthesetofferedhereshowsthreedifferentkindsofropeusedtosuspendthepaninthescales.Notethatthe1833coppercoinscouldnothavebeenmadebefore1834whenthediesweredelivered.AlsonotethattheAHandADdatesdonotalwaysagree.TheBombayMintcontinuedtostrikecoppercoins(apparentlythe1833and1834coins)until1844,whenitchangedovertothestandardEastIndiaCompanydesign. The new Bombay Presidency silver coins, however, were doomed. In 1835 the Bombay Mint replaced the native style silvercoinagewithstandardEastIndiaCompanydesigns.Sotheonlytwoyearsinwhichalldenominationswerestruckwere1834and1835.Accordinglythissetmusthavebeenstruckin1834tomarkthefirstfullseriesofcoinsproducedbythemintorin1835asawaytosaygoodbyetotheold.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thecoinsinthisexceptionalsetare: Rupee Dated1215AHandregnalyear46.Ontheobverse,attherightendofthecenterpanel,isafleur-de-lis.Intheupper left, near the date, is a branch with four leaves. The meaning of these two symbols, no doubt privy marks, is unknown.OnetheorysuggeststhelismayrefertoDelacombe,ontheassumptionthatthenameisFrenchinorigin. WeknowDelacombeengravedthediesfortheHalfAnna,butPridmoredoesn’tsaywhoengravedthediesfor thesilvercoins. Pr287;KM221.Silverproof,PCGSPR67 ½-Rupee Dated1215AHandregnalyear46. Alsowithafleur-de-lisat therightendof thecenterpanel,butwithoutthe branchnearthedate. Pr289;KM223.SilverproofPCGSPR67+ ¼-Rupee Dated1215AHandregnalyear46.Doesnotbearthelisorbranchprivymark. Pr291;KM222.SilverproofPCGSPR67 ½-Anna Dated1834and1249. Pr214;KM251.Copperproof.PCGSPR65BN ¼-Anna Dated1833and1249.Largelettervariety. Pr219;KM232.CopperproofPCGSPR66RB Pie Dated1833and1248. Pr223;KM261.CopperproofPCGSPR66RB +++++++++++++++++++++++

WhilePridmoremakesnoreferencetoaceremonyorofficialoccasionwhensuchsetswerepreparedorpresented,hedoesobservethat“theproofsusuallyoccurascompletesets.”Thissuggeststhatacertainquantitywerepreparedforpresentationatsometime.Hemakesnomentionofsetsbeingcased. Thecoinshavesurvivedinanexcellentstateofpreservationandareevenlymatchedastocolourandtexture.DespitePridmore’sreferencetootherset(s)beingknownorreportedtohim,thecataloguerhasnorecordofanothersethavingbeenoffered.Itissafetopresumethisflawlesssetisofgreatrarity.

British India

Proofs and Restrikes

1490 WilliamIV(1835-1837),RestrikeSilverProof¼-Rupee,1835(c),raisedFontruncation(KM448.6;Pr91). In NGC holder graded PF65, lovely toned proof. £400-600

boughtprivatelyfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965.ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1491 WilliamIV,RestrikeSilverProof½-Rupee,1835(c),raisedFontruncation(KM449.2;Pr71). In NGC holder graded PF64, lovely toned proof. £500-700

boughtprivatelyfromRemickc.1965.ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1492 WilliamIV,RestrikeSilverProofRupee,1835(c),raisedFontruncation(KM450.2;Pr37).In NGC holder graded PF64, lovely toned proof. £600-800


1493 Victoria(1837-1901),RestrikeProof1/12-Anna,1862(Pr776).Brilliant mint state. £200-300

Originallyrecordedasbeingfromapatternreversedie,apparentlyaproof-onlydieorpattern. boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1494 Victoria,RestrikeProof¼-Anna,1862(Pr598). Brilliant mint state, lightly brushed. £200-300

Originallyrecordedasbeingfromapatternreversedie,apparentlyaproof-onlydieorpattern. boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1495 Victoria,RestrikeProof2-Annas,1862,withprivymark“A”,thereverserevised(Pr483fortype,silverproofunlisted).Toned, mint state. £200-300

boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1496 Victoria,RestrikeProof2-Annas,1862,withprivymark“A”,thereverserevised(Pr483fortype,silverproofunlisted).Toned, mint state. £200-300

boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1497 Victoria,SilverProof½-Rupee,1849,reedededge,datenotissuedforcirculation,possibleearlyrestrikebutmorelikelyanoriginalproof(KM456.4;Pr83).In NGC holder graded PF63, lovely toned proof, extremely rare. £2000-2500TheBombayMintlistofdatesavailableforrestrikingc.1913didnotshowany1849coinage(Pridmorep.199),andthec.1955-1970listofdatesavailablerefersonlytothe1849Rupee. Fromitspatination,likelyexKingFaroukcollection(soldbySotheby’sinCairo1954),alsolikelyexEricWodakcollection(soldthroughMaxStern,Australia,early1970s. boughtSpinkc.1975

1498 Victoria, Silver ½-Rupee, 1891C, (KM 491, Pr 275). In NGC holder graded PF 63, toned proof, extremely rare. £500-800In1890aproof1/2RupeewasstruckatCalcuttabutnocirculationpieceswereproduced. In1891nocoinswerestruckforcirculationbutforsomereasonproof-onlystrikingsweremadeatbothBombayandCalcutta(Pridmorep.275&301). Pridmorep.90 refers toa specialperiodofproof strikingsdatingessentially from1890 to1905. It ispossible that the IndianGovernmentanticipatedademandforcollectorcoins,andthusdieswerepreparedin1891atbothmintsforproofstrikings.

1499 Victoria, Restrike Silver Proof Rupee, 1840(c) (KM 457.12). In NGC holder graded PF64, lovely toned proof. £600-800


1500 Victoria,SilverProofRupee,1849,reedededge,datenotissuedforcirculation,possibleearlyrestrikebutmorelikelyanoriginalproof(KM458.8;Pr64).In NGC holder graded PF63, lovely toned proof, extremely rare. £2500-3000TheBombayMintlistofdatesavailableforrestrikingc.1913didnotshowany1849coinage(Pridmorep.199),andthec.1955-1970listofdatesavailablerefersonlytothe1849Rupee. Fromitspatination,exKingFaroukcollection(soldbySotheby’sinCairo1954),alsolikelyexEricWodakcollection(soldthroughMaxStern,Australia,early1970s. boughtSpinkc.1975

1501 Victoria,RestrikeProofRupee,1862,thePridmorenumbernotdetermined,listedontheenvelopeasbeingfrompatterndies.Attractive tone, mint state. £300-500boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1502 Edward VII (1901-1910), Restrike Copper Proof 1/12-Anna, 1908(c) (KM 498). Uncirculated proof. £200-300boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1503 EdwardVII,RestrikeCopperProof½-Pice,1908(c)(KM500).Uncirculated proof. £200-300boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1504 EdwardVII,RestrikeCopperProof¼-Anna,1908(c)(KM502).Uncirculated proof. £200-300boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeone

whowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1505 EdwardVII,ProofAnna,1907B(KM504).Lovely original proof, extremely rare as such. £1000-1500Apartfromanexperimentalcoinageof200,000piecesinthepreviousyear,1907representsthefirstgeneralissueofnickelcoinageinIndia.Thisfollowedamajorperiodofexperimentationregardingcomposition,shapeandsizeofcoinsoflowerdenominations.Unquestionablyoriginalastherimsarenotbevelledasonlaterstrikings,andmostattractive. Sourcenotrecordedonoriginalenvelope,butlikelyexMaxStern,Australia,mid-1960s,possiblyexHeydeorGartnercollection.

1506 EdwardVII,RestrikePatternorProofAnna,1910(KM504;Pr-).In NGC holder graded PF62. £500-800WithoutincuseBbelowthecrosspattéeofthecrown.NotrecordedbyPridmore,andpossiblyfromadiepreparedforaspecialpurpose;thedesignespeciallysharpanddetailed. boughtc.1966,exMaxStern,Australia,possiblyfromHeydeorGartnercollection.

1507 EdwardVII,RestrikeSilverProof2-Annas,1908(c)(KM505).Uncirculated proof, nicely toned. £200-300boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1508 Edward VII, Silver Proof 2-Annas, 1910(c) (KM 505). In NGC holder graded “Proof surface hairlines”. £200-300boughtc.1966,exMaxStern,Australia,possiblyfromHeydeorGartnercollection.

1509 EdwardVII,RestrikeSilverProof¼-Rupee,1908(c)(KM506).Uncirculated proof, nicely toned. £200-300boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1510 Edward VII, Silver Proof ¼-Rupee, 1910(c) (KM 506). In NGC holder graded PF65, lovely toned proof. £200-300

boughtc.1966,exMaxStern,Australia,possiblyfromHeydeorGartnercollection.

1511 EdwardVII,RestrikeSilverProof½-Rupee,1910B,Bombaymint(KM507). In NGC holder graded PF65, lovely toned proof. £250-350boughtc.1966,exMaxStern,Australia,possiblyfromHeydeorGartnercollection.

1512 Edward VII, Restrike Silver Proof Rupee, 1910B (KM 508). In NGC holder graded PF62, lovely toned proof. £300-400

boughtc.1966,exMaxStern,Australia,possiblyfromHeydeorGartnercollection.

1513 EdwardVII,SilverProofRupee,1903(c),Calcuttamint,eitheroriginalprooforearlyrestrike(KM508).In NGC holder graded PF64, lovely toned proof. £400-500ThefirstdateofissueforrupeesofEdwardVII.

1514 GeorgeV(1910-1936),RestrikeProof½-Pice,1914(Pr747fortype).Brilliant mint state. £150-200boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1515 George V, Restrike Proof ¼-Anna 1925B, dot below date (Pr 678 for type). Brilliant frosted proof, lacquered. £150-200boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1516 GeorgeV,RestrikeProof2-Annas1929C(Pr889fortype).Brilliant proof. £250-350

1517 GeorgeV,RestrikeSilverProof½-Rupee,1916(c),originalorearlyrestrike(KM522;Pr223).In NGC holder graded PF64, lovely toned proof. £300-500exHeyde(Australia)collection1950s,soldbyMaxSternandrecordedas“original”?

1518 GeorgeV,8-Annas,1920(b),laterrestrike(KM520). In NGC holder graded PF64. £300-400

1519 George VI (1936-1947), AE 1/12-Anna, 1938(c), type II bust, pattern or proof only issue (KM 526).Uncirculated proof. £400-600Thistypenotissuedforcirculationuntil1939.

1520 GeorgeVI,AEProof½-Pice,1938(c), type Ibust,patternorproofonly issue (KM528). Uncirculated proof. £400-600Thistypenotissuedforcirculationuntil1939.

1521 GeorgeVI,AEProof¼-Anna,1938(c),typeIbust(KM530).Uncirculated proof. £250-300

TypeIheadcurrencycoinsstruckatbothBombayandCalcuttainthisyear.

1522 George VI, Silver Proof ¼-Rupee, 1938(c), type I bust, pattern or proof only issue (KM 544; Pr 471).Uncirculated, lovely toned proof. £500-800

TypeIcurrencyquarterRupeeswerenotstruckuntil1939.

1523 GeorgeVI,SilverProof½-Rupee,1938(c),typeIbust,proofonlyissue(KM549). Uncirculated, lovely toned proof. £500-800

In1938onlyproofswerestruckatCalcutta,thoughcurrencycoinagewasstruckatBombay.

1524 George VI, Silver Pattern Rupee, 1938(c), type I bust (KM 544). Uncirculated, lovely toned proof. £1000-1500

In1938onlyproofexamplesofthehighreliefTypeIbustwerestruckatCalcutta.

1525 George VI, Restrike Pattern ½-Anna, 1940(c), type not struck for circulation until 1942 (KM 534). Uncirculated, lovely toned proof. £1000-1500

15261527

1526 GeorgeVI,RestrikeProofAnna,1938(c)(KM536). Uncirculated proof. £250-300

TypeIhighreliefcoinagewasstruckatbothCalcuttaandBombayin1938.

1527 GeorgeVI,RestrikeProof2-Annas,1940(c)(KM541). Uncirculated proof. £150-200

1528 George VI, Silver Proof ½-Rupee, 1938(c), proof only issue (KM 549). Uncirculated, lovely toned proof. £500-800

In1938onlyproofswerestruckatCalcutta,thoughcurrencycoinagewasstruckatBombay.

The UNIQUE 1904 VIP Proof Set

1529 EdwardVII,1904UniqueVIPPresentationProofSetofthesilvercoinageinofficialcase. AllinPCGSholdersandgraded: Rupee1904,graded PR64 ½-Rupee1904,graded PR64 ¼-Rupee1903,graded PR64 2-Anna1904,graded PR63 Rupee1893,graded PR64 ½-Rupee1897,graded PR64 ¼-Rupee1897,graded PR65 2-Anna1897,graded PR64 Previouslyunrecordedandtotallyunique.(8) £80,000-120,000

MajorFredPridmoreinThe Coins of the British Commonwealth Nations, Part 4: India, Volume 2: Uniform CoinagemakesreferencetothethenknownofficialproofsetsmadeforBritishIndiaeachwaspreparedontheintroductionofanewcoinage.Oftheseonlythe1949setandone1947sethasbeenreportedincollectorshands.Thesearelistedonpage199andcomprisethefollowing: 1)1911Rupee,½-Rupee,¼-Rupee,2-Annassilver,“Fourcoinsinplushlinedcase,stamped‘HisMajesty’sCalcuttaMint’”. 2)India,1918,15-RupeesGold,“onecoininofficialcase.BombayMint.” 3)1919,8Annas,4-Annas,2-Annas,Annanickel,“twoofeachdenomination,eightcoinsinofficialCalcuttaMintcase.” 4)1938,Rupee,½-Rupee,¼-Rupee,Anna,¼-Anna,½-Pice,1/12-Annasilver,nickel,bronze.“AsetofthefirstissueofGeorgeVI1938(sevencoins),CalcuttaMintcase.” 5)1947,Rupee,½-Rupee,¼-Rupee,2-Annas,Anna,½-Anna,Pice,“AsetofthelastissueofGeorgeVI(sevencoins)inofficialMintcase(evidentlyBombayMint).” ThislatterlistedintheBASeabyCoin&MedalBulletin,1969,p.182. InadditiontothesefivepresentationsetsPridmorelistsonpage193through198variousIndiasingleproofcoins,eitherinthecorrectmetalorotherwise. However,itcannowbeseenthatanearlierandpreviouslyunrecordedsetofficiallystruckforaparticularreasonandunknowntoPridmorehassurvivedandhasbeeninthepresentcollectionforsomethirtyyears. In1904theColonialandForeignOfficeinLondongaveinstructionsthatexamplesofallcurrentcolonialcoinagebesuppliedtoit.TheIndianmintstooktheinstructiontoheart,andnotonlystruckproofexamplesofcoinscurrentlybeingcoined,butinadditionprepareddiesfordenominationsstilllegallyincirculationthoughnotatthetimebeingproduced.Asaresultthecopper½-Annaof1904,Pr595,cameintoexistence.Thislargecoinhadnotbeenstruckforcirculationsince1877,thoughproofshadbeenmadein1879,1884,1890,1891,and1893.AsnoEdwardVIIcoinage½-Annahadbeencontemplated,thoughthecoinwasstilllegallycurrent,dieswerepreparedtoshowineffecthowthecoinwouldlookwereitcurrentlybeingstruck. AsecondpiecewithasimilarbackgroundistheCeylon5Centsof1904.Thelastofthelarge-sizebronze5Centshadbeenstruckforcirculationin1892,andsubsequentlyareducedsizenickel5Centswastobeissuedyearslaterin1909.Notwithstandingin1904theIndianMintauthoritiesprepareddiesandonceagainineffectcreatedacoinagethatdidnotactuallyexist. AnexampleoftheCeylon5Centsof1904appearedinthesaleofnotedcollectorJerome“Jerry”Remick,soldatSpinkin2006,whereasLot231itbrought£12,348.00(thenapproximatelyUS$23,090.00). Whilethe1911andlaterofficialVIPpresentationproofsetsrecordedbyPridmoreasstruckinIndiacontainedonlyasinglecoinorsetofcurrentcoins,theundoubtedreasonfortheinclusionofVictoriancoinsinthisdiscoverysetisthatin1904VictoriancoinswerestilllegallycurrentandincirculationinIndia.Infactin1904virtuallyallthecoinageincirculationinIndiawouldhavebeenVictorian.AccordinglytheMasteroftheMintarrangedforstrikingstobemadefrom(repolished)VictoriandiesaswellasfromthecurrentaswellasspeciallypreparedEdwardVIIdies. 1904wastoseeregularcoinagesbybothCalcuttaandBombay.However,nocoinageof½-Rupeebyeithermint,nor¼-RupeesoftheCalcuttaMint,nor2-AnnasofCalcuttaweretobestruckin1904. Interestingly,ontheIndianGovernmentMintBombaypricelistofspecimencoinsavailableforrestrikingthe1/2Rupeeof1904islistedasbeingavailable.Quitepossiblytheseweretobestruckfromdiesthatcameintoexistencetocreatethe1/2Rupeedenominationin1904forinclusioninthepresentset. TheshortreignofEdwardVIIwasmarkedbyanumberofdesignandmetalchanges,asseeninthelargenumberofpatternsproposedduringhisreign.Accordinglyitmayhavebeenduetotheseriesofpatternsandtrialscommencingin1903andreachingapeakin1904-1905thattheColonialOfficerequestedasetofthe‘current’pieceswithwhichtomakecomparisonstoanynewproposals.

Patterns

1530 EdwardVII(1901-1910),Copper-nickelPatternAnna,1904(c),centralhole,rev palmtree(KMPn73;Pr1056).About uncirculated, extremely rare. £4000-6000

1531 Edward VII, Copper Pattern Anna, 1905(c), 16-sided scalloped edge (KM Pn86; Pr 1069). About uncirculated, extremely rare. £4000-6000ArevolutionarycoinageconceptintheBritishEmpire,experimentalwithadistinctshapetodistinguishitfromotherdenominations.

1532 Edward VII, Copper-nickel PatternAnna, 1906B, obv crowned bust to right, English inscription, revas the currency issues, 16-sided scalloped edge (KM Pn93; Pr 1071). About uncirculated, extremely rare. £4000-6000ArevolutionarycoinageconceptintheBritishEmpire,experimentalnotonlywithanewmetal,nickel,butwithadistinctshapetodistinguishitfromotherdenominations.

1533 EdwardVII,AluminiumProofPattern½-Pice,1909(c)(KM500a;mentionedbyPridmorep.197,butnotnumbered). In NGC holder graded PF64. £2500-3500OtherBritishcolonieswerebeginningtousealuminiumforcirculationcoinssuchastheEastAfricaUgandaProtectoratein1906andBritishWestAfricain1907.In1891theRoyalMintexperimentedwithaluminiumcoinage,asdidoneorbothmintsinIndia,thoughthismetalwasnotadoptedatthistime.

1534 EdwardVII,Copper-nickelPattern½-Anna,1908(c),obvcrownedbustofKingEdwardtoright,Englishinscription,rev“India”inthreelanguages(KMPn96;Pr1073;BNJ1968,fig.22).In NGC holder graded MS63, extremely rare and highly important. £5000-8000In1908asubstitutefortheheavyVictoriancopper½-Annacoinagewasconsidered,butno½-Annawastobestruckforcirculationuntil1942,whenasquare,notscalloped,designwasselected.

1535 GeorgeV(1910-1936),Copper-nickelPatternAnna,1921(c),(KMPn107;Pr1080).In NGC holder graded MS65. £3000-4000

AsexplainedbyPridmoreonpage81,inthisperiodadesiretoharmonisethecoinageledtoapattern1-Annabeingstruckinthesquareshapelikethe2-Anna.However,theprojectdidnotproceed. exAPSpencerandFPridmorecollections.SeePridmorearticleBNJ1968,#1. APSpencerwastheChiefEngraverofHisMajesty’sMintinCalcutta.

1536 GeorgeVI(1936-1952),Copper-nickelPattern2-Annas,1937(c),Calcutta,obvbustofKingGeorgeV,rev similartothedesignadoptedin1939butsmall“2Annas”andnativeletteringinstraightlinesratherthancurved(KMPn113;Pr1094;BNJ1968,9).In NGC holder graded PF65. £8000-12,000seeMajorPridmore’sexplanationsonpp.83-84. exAPSpencerandFPridmorecollections.SeePridmorearticleBNJ1968.

1537 George VI, Copper-nickel Pattern or Trial ½-Anna, 1940(c), (KM 534; Pr 982). In NGC holder graded PF65. £6000-8000seeMajorPridmore’sexplanationsonp.84(under‘1938’). NeitherKrausenorPridmorereferstothistypespecificallyasapatternbutnocirculationcoinsareknownuntil1942. exAPSpencerandFPridmorecollections.SeePridmorearticleBNJ1968. Thenickelreducedsize½-Anna,firstconceivedin1905andprototypedasPr1073wasfinallymintedforcirculation(withthe1940design)in1942.

1538 Victoria,OriginalProof½-Rupee,1891B,largeincuse“B”attop,aproofonlyyear(Pr301).Mint state with iridescent blue tone. £500-800

British India East India Company

1544 EIC,RecruitingTicket(Pr398).Very fine, scarce. £500-700

boughtc.1979fromSpink(?) Aninterestingrelicoftheoldcompanyanditsconstantneedformenbothmilitaryandcivil.

15471548

1547 BombayPresidency,Proof2-Pice/8-Reas,1791(KM196;Pr119).Minor scuffs, otherwise as struck. £100-150

1548 Bombay Presidency, Proof 2-Pice, 1804 (KM 206; Pr 195). Minor reverse surface marks, otherwise as struck. £100-150

15491550

1549 BombayPresidency,Mule2-Pice1804,muleoftwoobverses(KMPn6;Pr197).Extremely fine, possibly used as a pocket piece. £200-300

1550 BombayPresidency,MuleProof2-Pice,1804,muleoftwoobverses(KMPn6;Pr197).A beautiful proof, much original colour and turquoise tone. £400-600

15511552

1551 MadrasPresidency,5-Cash,1803(KM317;Pr208).Extremely fine, the reverse struck from a shattered and rotated die. £30-50

1552 MadrasPresidency,5-Cash,1803(KM317;Pr208).Red uncirculated, an attractive coin. £50-80

1553 MadrasPresidency,GiltProof1-Cash,1803(KM315;Pr214).Brilliant proof. £500-800boughtc.1968.

1554 MadrasPresidency,GiltProof1-Cash,1803(KM315;Pr214).Extremely fine. £400-600boughtc.1968.

1555 MadrasCircars,Proof1/48-Rupee,1794,EastIndiaCompanybalemarkdesign(KM394;Pr311).Proof, choice and attractive. £100-150

155615571558

1556 MadrasCircars,Proof1/96-Rupee,1794(KM392;Pr320).Mint state. £100-150

1557 MadrasCircars,Proof1/96Rupee,1794(KM392;Pr320).Choice proof, reddish colour. £100-150

1558 MadrasCircars,Proof1/96-Rupee,1797(KM397;Pr324).Superb bronze proof, reddish colour with hints of turquoise, a flawless coin. £150-250

15591560

1559 MadrasCircars,GiltProof1/96-Rupee,1797(asKM397,butunlistedgilt;Pr325).Surface marks and a few scratches on the reverse, thus only extremely fine. £150-250

1560 Bombay,Gilt-copperPatternMohur,1828(KMPn18;Pr336,gilt).Possibly carried as a pocket piece, the gilding thin on the high points of the lion, thus about extremely fine. £1500-2000thegildingundoubtedlyappliedsubsequenttostriking,likelytoshowhowthiscoinwouldlookasaMohur,

Treaty Coinages of the Native States

1561 Dewas JuniorBranch,NarayanRao (1864-1892),CopperProof1/12-Anna,1888,portraitofEmpressVictoria,originalproof(KM1;Pr104).In NGC holder graded PF65, good colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1000-1500

1562 Dewas Junior Branch, Narayan Rao, Copper Proof 1/12-Pie, 1888, portrait of Empress Victoria,original proof (KM 1; Pr 104). In NGC holder graded PF64, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £800-1000

15631564

1563 Dewas Junior Branch, Narayan Rao, Copper Proof ¼-Anna, 1888, portrait of Empress Victoria,originalproof (KM3;Pr1018). In NGC holder graded PF63, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1200-1500

1564 Dewas Junior Branch, Narayan Rao, Copper Proof ¼-Anna, 1888, portrait of Empress Victoria,originalproof (KM3;Pr1018). In NGC holder graded PF65, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1500-2000

1565 DewasJuniorBranch,KrishnajiRao(1860-1899),Copper1/12-Anna,1888,portraitofEmpressVictoria,originalproof,(KM11;Pr1021). In NGC holder graded PF65, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1000-1500

1566 Dewas Junior Branch, Krishnaji Rao, 1860-1899, Copper ¼-Anna, 1888, portrait of Empress Victoria,originalproof(KM12;Pr1016).In NGC holder graded PF63, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1200-1500

1567 DewasSeniorBranch,1/12-Anna,1888(KM11;Pr1020).Red about uncirculated and rare thus. £50-80

boughtc.1973

1568 Dhar,AnandRao III (1860-1898),CopperProof1/12-Anna,1887,originalproof,portraitofEmpressVictoria(KM11).In NGC holder graded PF62, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £500-800

15691570

1569 Dhar,AnandRaoIII,CopperProof1/12-Anna,1887,originalproof,portraitofEmpressVictoria(KM11).In NGC holder graded PF64, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £800-1000

1570 Dhar,AnandRaoIII,CopperProof½-Pice,1887,originalproof,portraitofEmpressVictoria(KM12).In NGC holder graded PF64, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £800-1200

15711572

1571 Dhar,½-Pice,1887(KM12;Pr1029).About uncirculated with full colour. £30-60boughtc.1971

1572 Dhar,½-Pice,1887(KM12;Pr1029).About uncirculated. £30-60

boughtc.1971

1573 Dhar,AnandRaoIII,Copper¼-Anna,1887,originalproof,portraitofEmpressVictoria(KM13).In NGC holder graded PF65, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1000-1500

1574 Sailana,¼-Anna,1912(KM16;Pr1039).Lustrous about uncirculated. £50-80

boughtc.1966

Errors and Misstrikes

British India

1575 WilliamIV(1830-1837),ErrorCopper½-Anna,1835,obversebrockageerror,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM447).Struck 15% off centre, good very fine. £120-150

15761577

1576 WilliamIV,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,1833,obversebrockageerror,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM446.1;Cr592a).About very fine, scarce. £80-100

1577 WilliamIV,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,1835,reversedoublestruckwiththesecondstrike25%off-centre,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM446).Crude good fine, a very unusual error. £100-150

15781579

1578 WilliamIV,Error¼-Anna,1835,struck15%off-centre,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM446.1).Very fine, scarce. £60-80

1579 Victoria(1837-1901),ErrorCopper¼-Anna,undated(1862-1876),obversebrockageerror(KM467).Fine and scarce. £150-200

15801581

1580 Victoria,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,undated(1862-1876),obversebrockageerror(KM467).Slightly off centre strike, somewhat mangled, about very fine, scarce. £80-100

1581 Victoria,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,ND(1862-1876),obversebrockageerror(KM467).Scratch on the obverse, fine, scarce. £100-150

158215831584

1582 Victoria, Error Copper ¼-Anna, ND (1897-1901), obverse brockage error (KM 486). About fine, scarce. £100-150

1583 Victoria,ErrorSilver2-Annas,ND(1877-1901),obversebrockageerror(KM488).Toned, about uncirculated, a charming piece. £350-450

1584 Victoria,ErrorSilver2-Annas,ND(1877-1901),obversebrockageerror(KM488).Fine, scarce. £100-150

15851586

1585 Victoria,ErrorSilverRupee,ND(1840),obversebrockageerror(KM457).Choice good extremely fine, an attractive item, lovely condition and effect. £400-600

1586 Victoria,ErrorSilverRupee,1862,B/II,Calcuttamint,diesbyKasinathDass,struck15%off-centre(KM473).Toned, good very fine, scarce. £100-150

15871588

1587 Victoria,ErrorSilverRupee,ND(1877-1901),obversebrockageerror(KM492).Good fine, scarce. £150-200

1588 Victoria, Error Silver Rupee, ND (1877-1901), obverse brockage error (KM 492). Lovely tone, about uncirculated, superb condition for this type of error. £300-400

158915901591

1589 Edward VII (1901-1910), Error Copper ¼-Anna, 1907(c), struck 30% off-centre (KM 502). Slight die clashing, very fine, scarce. £100-150

1590 EdwardVII,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,ND(1903-1910),obversebrockageerror(KM502).About very fine, scarce. £100-150

1591 EdwardVII,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,1908(c),struck25%off-centre(KM502).Fine, scarce. £100-150

15921593

1592 EdwardVII,ErrorSilverRupee,ND(1903-1910),obversebrockageerror(KM505).Choice about extremely fine. £250-350

1593 EdwardVII,ErrorSilverRupee,ND(1903-1910),obversebrockageerror(KM505).Choice about extremely fine. £200-250

1594 EdwardVII,ErrorSilverRupee,1903,reversebrockageerror(KM505).Struck 15% off centre, choice about extremely fine. £250-350

15961597

1596 George V (1910-1936), Error Silver Rupee, ND (1912-1922), obverse brockage error (KM 524). Choice about extremely fine. £200-300

1597 GeorgeV,ErrorSilverRupee,ND(1912-1922),obversebrockageerror(KM524).Choice extremely fine, scarce. £200-300

159916001601

1599 GeorgeVI(1936-1947),ErrorSilver¼-Rupee,1945(b),partialcappeddieerror(KM547).Extremely fine, an interesting striking. £250-350

1600 George VI, ½-Rupee, 1946(b), partial capped die error (KM 533). Nice extremely fine, an interesting striking. £250-350

1601 GeorgeVI,ErrorSilverRupee,1947(b),struckona½-Rupeeplanchet(KM559).Choice, good extremely fine, an excessively rare wrong planchet error. £500-800

1602 BengalPresidency,GeorgeIV(1820-1830),ErrorCopperPice,ND(1827-1829),obversebrockageerror,EastIndiaCompanyissueinthenameofShahAlamII(KM29;Cr714).About very fine, scarce. £100-150

1603 BombayPresidency,ErrorCopperPice,ND(1802-1829),doublestruckwiththeobverseimagestruck75%offcentreonthereverseandthereverseimagestruck75%offcenterontheobverse,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM198).About very fine and scarce. £60-80

16041605

1604 BombayPresidency,GeorgeIII,ErrorCopperProof2-Pice,1791,edgecliperror,EastIndiaCompanyissue,struckattheSohomint,Birmingham(KM196).Nicely toned proof. £200-300itisveryunusualtofindamintingerroronaproofcoin

1605 MadrasPresidency,GeorgeIII(1760-1820),ErrorCopper1/48-Rupee,1797,thestrike10%offcentre,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM398;Cr522a).Partial red lustre, about uncirculated, an attractive Soho mint piece. £120-150

1606 MadrasPresidency,GeorgeIII,ErrorCopper5-Cash,ND(1807),reverserotated45%anddoublestruck,the entire coin struck 10% off centre, East India Company issue (KM 324; Cr 436; Pr 234). Fine and scarce. £80-100

Native States

16071608

1607 Baroda,Error2-Paisa,VS1948(1891),struck20%off-centre,wreathonthereversesimilartooldCanadianlargecents(KMY32.2).Very fine. £30-50

1608 Indore,Error¼-Anna,VS1945(1888),struck35%off-centre(KM33),very fine;Error½-Anna,VS1947(1890),seeminglywithplanchet“clips”onbothsidesbutitisuncertainastowhetherthisisanerrorornot(KM35.3),fine. (2) £50-80

Excessively Rare 1949 Pattern Set

1609 RepublicofIndia(1949-),PatternSet,1949,byPatrickBrindley,foranentirelynewproposedcoinageforthenewrepublic,setcomposedof: 1-Rupee,revmanwinnowingwheat, graded PR62 ½-Rupee,revtypeI,workerpouringmetalinfoundry(withoutstructurebehind), graded PR64 ½-Rupee,revtypeII,workerpouringmetalinfoundry(withstructurebehind), graded PR64 ¼-Rupee,rev mineworkerholdingpickinamine, graded PR64 2-Annas,revtypeI,withsideviewofpeacock, graded PR64 2-Annas,revtypeII,withfacingpeacock, graded PR65 Anna,revstandingwaterbuffalo, graded PR63 Pice,revsheavesofwheat, graded PR64RB

AllwithobvLionCapitalofAsoka,togetherwithEnglishandHindilegends(formerlylistedbyKrauseaspatterns,KMPn5-12,nowlistedasPn8-15).All in PCGS holders and graded. A highly important and excessively rare complete set of eight patterns Only four sets are recorded as having been struck. (8) £100,000-150,000

Nocoinswerestruckforcirculationdated1948or1949.Howeveradistinctnewseriesofdesignswere,requiredduetopartitionandIndependence. AfterpartitioninJulyof1947andtheachievementofIndependencebybothIndiaaswellasthenewly-createdPakistan,bothcountriesthoughttocreatenewanddistinctivecoinages.

TheinitialPakistanipatterncoinage,comprisingtwodifferentdesignsofRupeecoins,wasthefirsttobecompleted.Thesepatterns,preparedatLahorebytheMintMaster(andformerCalcuttaMintMaster)MrBernardSinclair-Jones, were literally prepared in the days immediately after partition by a man of vision whose achievementsamongothersincludedflyingoneofthefirstairplanesinIndia.

During1946inIndiarupeecoinageinnickelhadbeenintroduced,thiscomprisingthe½-and¼-Rupeestruckinthatyear,aswellasin1947a1-Rupeecoinage,togetherwithadditional½-and¼-Rupeesofasimilardesignbeingstruckagainwiththe1947date.

Theinitialcoinageofapproximately460millionpiecesapparentlysufficeduntil1950whennewdesignswereintroduced.

Howeverin1949afinepatterncoinagewaspreparedbyartist/engraverPatrickBrindley. Itisnotknowntothecataloguerwhetherfinaldieswereactuallypreparedforthesepatterns,orwhetherthemastermatriceswereusedtostrikethecoins.

EngraverBrindleyexplainedtoWilliamBarrettinOttawa,Canada,duringthe1970sthatforvariousreasonseachofthe1949patternswasrejected,leadingtootherdesignsintroducedinthefollowingyear.

Thoughallthe1949piecesarevastlymoreappealingthanthecoinsissuedin1950,foronereasonoranother--mostlypolitical--eachwasrejected.Forexample,thebirdofparadisewasconsideredtopertaintoBurma,andthewaterbuffalotobenativetowhathadbecomePakistan.

TheSpinkNumismaticCircularof1954reportsthatonlyfoursetsofthesecharmingpatternswerestruck.

AcompletesetinacustomcasewascontainedintheBarrettcollectionduringthe1980s.Thissetincludedaticketmakingreferencetothe1954Spinkstatementthatonlyfoursetshadbeenstruckandpricedin1954atthethensubstantialvalueof£100.

Theoccasionalsinglecoinhassurfacedinpastyears,suggestingthatatleastoneofthefoursetshasbeenbrokenup.

Itshouldbenotedthatitisuncertainwhetherthe‘patterns’listedinKrause-Mishlerof¼-,½-,and1-Rupeefor1947areactuallypatterns,orwhetheratalaterdatethenewAshokaobverseproposedforthe1949patternswasmated

orperhapsmuledwiththecurrency1947reversedies.

Miscellaneous

1610 PortugueseIndia,LuisI,¼-Tanga,1886(KM308).About uncirculated with traces of colour. £200-300

1611 PortugueseIndia,LuisI,1/8-Tanga,1881(KM307).About uncirculated with considerable colour. £200-300

1612 Portuguese India,Republic,Rupee1935,aone-year type (KM22).Choice brilliant uncirculated, lightly toned. £150-250

Medals

1615 East India Company, Haileybury College Medal, c.1810, awarded as a prize for learning Sanskrit,BronzeMedal,byCHKüchler,Sohomint,obvstandingwomanwearingelephanthead,facingright,writingoncloth,pedestalleft,longstemmedflowerright,engraver’sinitial“K”belowtheflower,revSanskritinscriptionsurroundingthreeSanskritwordsincentre“PursuitofKnowledgeisBetterthanthePursuitofGold”,37mm(Pud948.1.1).Uncirculated. £400-600Thismedalwasfirststruckbetween1808and1811.AccordingtoPuddester,itshouldhavebeenissuedingold,silverandbronze,butisonlyknowntoexisttodayingold,bronzeandwhitemetal.Beautifulandhistoricalmedal. Afteranunauthorisedstart inCalcuttain1800,theEastIndiaCompanyfoundedtheEastIndiaCollegeinHertfordCastleinEnglandin1806.In1809thecollegemovedtonearbyHaileyburyEstate,andchangeditsnametoHaileyburyCollege.Duringits50yearcareer,thecollegetrainedmorethan2,000clerksforserviceinIndia,closinginJanuary1858.Apublicschoolofthesamenameexiststodayatthesamelocation.

1616 EastIndiaCompany,HaileyburyCollegeMedal,c.1810,awardedasaprizeforlearningArabic,WhiteMetalTrialStrikingofthereverse,byCHKüchler,Sohomint,Arabicinscription“PursuitofKnowledgeisBetterthanthePursuitofGold”,37mm(Pud948.1.2).About uncirculated. £250-350Thismedalshouldhavethecollegearmsontheobverse.Thispiece,however,hasbeenstruckoveranothermedal,probablytheSanskritprizemedalfromthesamecollege,usingthedieforthereverseoftheArabicPrizemedalandnodiefortheotherside.TracesofaSanskritinscriptionappearontheunstruckside.Themedalisaboutuncirculatedbuttheblanksideappearsworn.

1617 Awadh,theCoronationofGhazi-ud-DinHaider1819,struckSilverMedal,three-quartersbustleft,floralscrollpatternaround,withinborderofscript,rev thearmsofAwadhwithinborderofscript,64mm.Extremely fine, lightly toned and of the highest rarity. £6000-8000

Themedalisstruckonacastblank.

(imagereduced)1628 BhavnagarCompetitionMedal,Cambridge1893,largecastbaseSilverMedal,PRINCEPSDEBHAVNAGAR

INDIAEORIENT,half-lengthbustofHHSirTakhatsinghji,GCS I,MaharajaofBhavnagarwearingplumedturbanandregalia,thirteenlineLatinlegendwithinlaurelwreath,114mm(Pud893.3).Extremely fine and extremely rare. £1500-2000

Undoubtedlythemostspectacular19thor20thcenturymedalsofIndia,acharmingandclassicdesign.

1629 GeorgeV(1910-1936),NickelDurbarMedal,1911,conjoinedbustsofGeorgeVandMary,revcrownoverwreath,32mm(Pud911.2.5).Stains on the obverse, about uncirculated. £30-50

1630 Unusual Ismaili Medal, Silver Medal, 1935, commemorating the 50th birthday of theAga Khan, obv Persianinscription,revblank,32mm,14.6g.Attractive extremely fine. £100-150

1631 NickelToken,AutomaticMachineCompany,1-Anna(?), elephant,“AutomaticMachineCo. (India)”,rev “India,Burma&Ceylon”over“J.H.Somerville”.Very fine. £30-50

boughtc.1975 possiblyexWodakcollection

Bhutan

1973 Bhutan:JigmeWangchuck(1926-1952),Silver½-Rupee,ND(1928),originalstriking(KM24).In NGC holder graded PF64, superb tone, extremely rare. £1500-2500ARoyalMintVIPproof. UntilthemassproductionofcommercialsetsofBhutancoinagein1996,theonlyknownproofsfromthiscountryarethetwo1928RoyalMintstruckcoinages,thePiceandthe½-Rupee.Bothareextremelyrare.

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