India 1909(c) rupee

Ponterio sale 173, lot 1417

This specimen was lot 1417 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $3,819. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Rupee, 1909. Calcutta Mint. PCGS PROOF-64. Dark attractive multicolored toning. From the Sanjay Gandhi Collection." The rupees of Edward VII were struck 1903-10 and most dates are common. Proofs are rare. The Bombay mint contributed another 10,715,000.

Recorded mintage: 12,759,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 11.66 g, .917 silver, .343 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-508; Mitchiner-2012.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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