India 1905(c) rupee

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2431

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 2431 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $99.87. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: Edward VII, 1901-1910, AR rupee, 1905(c). PCGS graded MS63." The rupees of Edward VII were struck 1903-10 and most dates are common. Proofs are rare. The Bombay mint contributed another 76,202,000.

Recorded mintage: 51,258,000.

Specification: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-508. S&W-7.27.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

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