Portuguese India 1903 rupia

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Stack's Bowers November 2015 sale, lot 42415
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 42415 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), where it sold for $998.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Portuguese India. Rupia, 1903. NGC MS-63. Light iridescent pastel tone across much of the lower obverse. No distracting marks or problems." This type is listed for 1903-04 and is not rare in circulated condition.

Recorded mintage: 200,000.

Specification: 11.68 g, 0.917 fine silver, 30.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-17, Gomes-05.01.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Todd McKenna, The November 2015 Baltimore Auction, World Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Ray Czabor Collection and selections from the Strong Museum, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.

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