India 2006 50 rupees

Steve Album Auction 52, part of lot 2442

This specimen was part of lot 2442 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), which sold for $42. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA: Republic, 2-coin mint set, 2006(k), struck at the Kolkata Mint, commemorating the 50 years of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), including 50 (silver) and 5 rupees, sealed in original booklet with paper sleeve; set of 2 coins." The SCWC states this coin was struck in copper-nickel; we side with the auctioneers who handled the lot in person. The set also contained a five rupees (KM 354). As of July 2025, 50 rupees = US$0.583.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 22.5 g, 0.500 fine silver, 39 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 352, KM-MS74 (set).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

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