Nepal (1881-1911) 1/8 mohar

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3145

This specimen was lot 3145 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $285.60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NEPAL: Prithvi Bir Bikram, 1881-1911, AR 1/8 mohar, ND, a lovely quality example! PCGS graded MS64, ex Wolfgang Schuster Collection." This type, being undated, can only be attributed to some time in Prithvi Bir Bikram's reign. It was also struck in gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.70 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-640.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• Nepal (1847-81) 1/8 mohar Fr-11
• SE 1817 gold quarter mohar
• SE 1817 4 mohar
• Coins and currency dated 1881