Baroda VS 1948 rupee

Heritage sale 3042, lot 30024

Western India in 1942, including Baroda

This specimen was lot 30024 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Baroda. Sayaji Rao III Rupee VS1948 (1891) MS64 NGC. Entirely original and perhaps even conservatively graded, with no marks to speak of and yellow-tan toned centers that become darker along portions of the outer legends. Immediately apparent underlying mint luster further confirms the elite third-party designation. Altogether, a rupee deserving of a strong bid." The SCWC notes this as struck 1891-92 but gives it a fairly low catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.4 g, 0.940 fine silver, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y36.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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