Bundi VS 1980 rupee
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This specimen was lot 74049 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Bundi. Rupee, VS 1980 (1923). Raghubir Singhji (under George V as Emperor). NGC MS-62. A wholesome example of this relatively modern and charmingly crude hammered issue, the surfaces imbued with dark grey patina and the details essentially as struck." This type was struck years 1979-1989 and is not expensive. Nazarana rupees (wide, flat and machine struck) also exist. Bundi is surrounded by Gwalior, Kotah and Mewar.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.6-10.7 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-Y18.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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