Bengal (1831-33)/45 1/2 rupee
This specimen was lot 608 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, ""BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AR 1/2 rupee, Farrukhabad, year 45, East India Company issue in the name of Shah Alam II, plain edge, struck in Calcutta with frozen date and mint, a wonderful proof quality example! NGC graded Proof 64, RR. The single finest example at NGC (Top Pop)." 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. Only the coppers showed the arms of the East India Company. This varies from the previous KM 68 by having a raised rim. This type is common except in proof. The date ("٤٥") is on the center of the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.8 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-74, Stv-9.19, Prid-330.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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