Travancore (1906-35) 4 cash

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2353

Travancore in 1907

This specimen was lot 2353 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $99.87. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TRAVANCORE: Rama Varma VII, 1885-1924, AE 4 cash, ND. Also struck posthumously, until 1935, NGC graded MS66 RD." This type is common in all grades and was probably equal to a twelfth anna.

Recorded mintage: unknown plus proofs.

Specifications: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-47.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

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