Madras 1803 10 cash

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42288

This specimen was lot 42288 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Madras Presidency. 10 Cash, 1803. Birmingham (Soho) Mint. NGC PROOF-62." This type was struck by Boulton and Watt in 1803 and 1808, along with one, five and twenty cash.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.47 g, copper, 25.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-319; Prid-201.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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• Madras 1803 cash
• Madras 1803 5 cash KM-316 heavy
• Madras 1803 5 cash KM-317 light
• Madras 1803 20 cash
• Bombay 1804 2 pice
• Madras (1807) 5 cash KM-324 = ¼ dub
• Madras (1807) 10 cash KM-327 = ½ dub
• Madras (1807) 20 cash KM-329 = dub
• Madras (1807) 40 cash
• Coins and currency dated 1803