Travancore (1901) 2 chuckrams

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7447

Travancore in 1907

This specimen was lot 7447 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Kingdom of Travancore. 2 Chuckrams, ND (1901). Rama Varma VI. PCGS MS-63. This pill sized issue, boasts very good details with a nice golden color over the surfaces, a nice representative of an uncommon Princely States issue." The obverse features a holy conch shell and the reverse features the king's monogram "RV". A later type (KM 50) has the denomination spelled "2 CHS." Both types are scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 10 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-44.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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