Nepal SE1724 mohar Fr-8

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Heritage sale 3064, lot 31411
photo courtesy Heritage Auctions

This specimen was lot 31411 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Girvan Yuddha Vikrama gold Mohar SE1724 MS64 PCGS. The only certified example by PCGS or NGC. This rarely seen and even more rarely offered type boasts a superb central and precise strike in high relief, its surfaces lustrous and with a slight peach tone. A highly certified example and scarce this choice." Girvan Yuddha Vikrama ruled 1799-1816 and this type is noted for 1799, 1801, 1802 and 1806.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 5.6 g, .916 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 544, Fr-8.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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