India 1835(c) mohur
This specimen was lot 615 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $13,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: William IV, 1830-1837, AV mohur, 1835(c), East India Company issue, R.S. incuse on truncation // lion standing left before palm tree; attractive peripheral deep golden toning, PCGS graded AU58." The mohur, the gold version of the rupee, was introduced by the Mughals during their rule. The British struck a few during their Raj but never made it a major production item. This type never proceeded beyond the preproduction stage, the quantity minted being totally inadequate for a country as large as India. The Raj operated on a silver standard and large quantities of rupees were struck.
Recorded mintage: 29,000 plus proofs and restrikes.
Specification: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine gold, 25 mm diameter, milled edge.
Catalog reference: KM-451.2, Prid-9, S&W-1.9.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Stevens, Paul, and Randy Weir, The Uniform Coinage of India, 1835 to 1947, A Catalogue and Pricelist, London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2012.
- [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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