Nepal SE1780 mohar

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43015

This specimen was lot 43015 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NEPAL. Shah Dynasty. Mohar, SE 1780 (1858). Surendra Vikrama. NGC MS-63." This type was struck for Surendra Vikrama during SE 1769-1803. It, like most dates, receives no premium and has a very low value in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.6 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-602.

Source:

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

Link to:

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