Sikh Empire VS1882 paisa KM-77

Stephen Album sale 47, lot 949

This specimen was lot 949 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SIKH EMPIRE: AE falus (paisa), Multan, VS[18]82, VF-EF, RR." The SCWC lists this type for VS 1875 and 1878 but notes many botched or fictitious dates exist. The Sikhs were crushed in AD 1849 (VS 1906) and their coinage ended. Falus was the Arabic name and paisa was the Hindu name for any low value copper coin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 12.53 g.

Catalog reference: KM-77 (unlisted date), Herrli-11.08.

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 Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• VS 1880 paisa or falus, Multan mint
• VS 1881 (1824) paisa, Amritsar mint
• VS 1882 paisa, Amritsar mint
• VS (18)82 quarter rupee, Amritsar mint
• VS 1882 rupee, Amritsar mint
• VS 1883 (1826) rupee, Amritsar mint
• Coins and currency dated 1825