Indore AH1289 1/2 rupee

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2111

Indore (spelled Indur on the map) in 1879

This specimen was lot 2111 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $99.87. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDORE: Tukoji Rao, 1844-1886, AR mudra ½ rupee, AH1289. VF, R, ex Paul Stevens Collection." Altho later issues from this state were extensive, this early piece is hammered.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 5.58 g.

Catalog reference: KM-Y-21.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[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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