Nepal SE1790 1/2 mohar Fr-9

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Stephen Album sale 47, lot 1154

This specimen was lot 1154 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEPAL: Surendra Vikrama, 1847-1881, AV 1/2 mohar, SE1790 (1868), a wonderfully lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS64." Single and double mohars in silver and gold are common but the fractions, including this one year type, are scarce. Some coins are dated using the Saka Era (SE) and others using the Bikram Samvat Era (VS).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.8 g, gold, this specimen 2.77 g.

Catalog reference: KM-612, Fr-9.

Source:

  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.

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