India 1840(b) rupee KM-457

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CNG Lissner sale, lot 504

This specimen was lot 504 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,452. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Rupee. East India Company issue. Type I, “English” head. Bombay mint. Dated 1840. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Gem uncirculated with battleship gray toning accentuated by waves of rainbow on the reverse. Purchased from World-Wide Coins of California, November 1976." Two major types exist; the first, with "VICTORIA QUEEN" in a interrupted legend (shown here), and the second, with a continuous legend (KM 458). The East India Company was dissolved and its assets taken over by the British government after the Mutiny of 1857, at which point the issue of this coin was likely terminated.

Recorded mintage: 312,598,000 (including KM 458) plus more from Calcutta and Madras.

Specification: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver. This specimen is Ø31 mm, 11.73 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: S&W 2.21; Pridmore 51; KM 457.3.

Source:

  • 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]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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