Bengal (1819-29)/19 rupee KM-108
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This specimen was lot 75292 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Bengal Presidency. Rupee, "Year 19" (1819-29). Calcutta (as "Murshidabad") Mint. In the name of Shah Alam II. PCGS MS-62." The reeded edge of this common issue indicated that it was milled, not hammered.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.6 g, silver, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-108; Prid-172; Stevens-6.11.
- 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, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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