Jodhpur (1885-87) mohur

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Steve Album sale 39, lot 905
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This specimen was lot 905 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "JODHPUR: Jaswant Singh, 1873-1895, AV mohur, Jodhpur, ND/DM, removed from jewelry, noticeable mainly on the reverse, VF." Specimens are known dated VS 1942, 1943 and 1944. Quarter and half mohurs exist but are dated using the AH calendar.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: gold, 11 g, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 10.91 g.

Catalog reference: KM-81.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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