Travancore (1906-28) 2 chuckrams

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75039

Travancore in 1907

This specimen was lot 75039 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $125. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Travancore. 2 Chuckrams, ND (1906-28). Rama Varma VI (Under Edward VII as Emperor). NGC MS-64. A wonderful little silver minor in near-Gem quality. Slight smoky tone and quite lustrous." Travancore was a princely state on the SW tip of India adjacent to the Madras presidency. Twenty-eight chuckrams made a rupee.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 0.8 g, silver, 10 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-50.

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, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

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• Travancore (1911-35) 8 cash
• ME1082 (1906) quarter rupee
• Travancore ME1087 fanam
• Travancore ME1087 1/2 rupee = 1911
• Coins and currency dated 1906