India 1875(c) mohur
This specimen was lot 31140 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $5,760. The catalog description[1] noted, "British India. Victoria gold Mohur 1875-(c) MS62+ NGC, Calcutta mint. With completely natural surfaces, this coin has light toning throughout and presents quite well in hand. An ever-popular type, only two examples have been graded higher by NGC." This type was struck at Calcutta in numerous varieties with various frozen dates including 1862, 1870 and 1875. The mohur had the same weight as the rupee but was worth fifteen times as much. The last mohur was struck in 1891.
Recorded mintage: 11,000 plus proofs and restrikes.
Specification: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine gold, .343 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-1598; KM 480, Prid-13, S&W-5.1.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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