Bombay 1804 2 pice
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This specimen was lot 42283 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Bombay Presidency. 2 Pice, AH 1219/1804. Birmingham (Soho) Mint. NGC AU-55." This type was struck by Boulton and Watt for India along with a half and one pie. Proofs exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 12.95 g, copper, 30.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-206.
- 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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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