India 1840(m) rupee KM-458

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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 57151
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This specimen was lot 57151 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. British East India Company. Rupee, 1840-(M). Madras Mint. Victoria. NGC MS-62." This type was struck at Madras, Bombay and Calcutta in numerous varieties for the East India Company with a frozen date until the introduction of the "Victoria Queen" rupee (KM 473) in 1862. Two major types exist; the first, with "VICTORIA QUEEN" in a continuous legend (KM 457), and the second, with the legend interrupted by the queen's bust (KM 458, shown here). Many varieties exist in the number and placement of the berries in the reverse wreath.

Recorded mintage: 55,049,000.

Specification: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-458.4; S&W-3.38; Prid-60.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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