Sikh Empire VS(18)85 1/4 rupee

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Steve Album sale 54, lot 718

This specimen was lot 718 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $4,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "SIKH EMPIRE: AR 1/4 rupee, Amritsar, VS1885, with frozen date VS1885, a rare denomination and an attractive toned nearly mint state example, PCGS graded AU58." This type was struck VS 1885-86, 1892, 1895, 1897. The date "۸۵" is visble at the top of the reverse. This example realized four times the catalog value. The Sikhs were crushed in AD 1849 (VS 1906) and their coinage ended.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.68-2.90 g, silver, 15 mm diameter, this specimen 2.56 g.

Catalog reference: KM-18.1.

Source:

  • 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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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