Afghanistan AH 1308 1/2 rupee

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Stack's Bowers October 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74416
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This specimen was lot 74416 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "AFGHANISTAN. 1/2 Rupee, AH 1308 (1890). Abdur Rahman. PCGS MS-62. A sharp and lustrous silver minor. From the Richard Margolis Collection." Milled coinage was introduced to Afghanistan during the reign of Abdur Rahman (1880-1901). This type was struck AH 1308-1310 and has a low catalog value. Ten rupees made a tilla.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.65 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-804.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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