Bengal (1819-29)/19 1/2 rupee KM-105

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38743

Bengal in 1942, from Hammond's atlas

This specimen was lot 38743 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Bengal Presidency. 1/2 Rupee, Year 19 (1819-29). Murshidabad Mint. Shah Alam II. PCGS MS-63." This type was struck with a frozen date. While the Mughal Empire lasted, the British in Bengal were careful to strike coinage in the emperor's name. Unlike the earlier "dump" coinage, this issue was milled.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.09-6.21 g, silver, 23.8-24.0 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-105; Stevens-6.15; Prid-173.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• Bengal (1793-1818)/19 rupee, Calcutta mint
• (1793-1818) year 19 rupee, Calcutta mint
• AH 1202(19) rupee, narrow border
• AH 1202(19) rupee, wide border
• Bengal AH 1204(19) rupee KM-109
• Bengal AH 1229/17-49 rupee = 1813 A.D.
• Bengal AH1229(49) rupee = 1813 A.D.
• (1819-29)/19 rupee, Calcutta mint
• Bengal (1820-31)/45 rupee
• Coins and currency dated 1819