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[[Image:SA50-0663.jpg|550px|thumb|Stephen Album sale 50, lot 663]]
[[Image:Tranquebar 1942.jpg|350px|thumb|Tranquebar in 1942, north of Karikal]]

This specimen was lot 663 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $336. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "DANISH [[India|INDIA]]: TRANQUEBAR: Christian VII, 1766-1808, AE 10 kas, 1770, crowned DAC monogram, "X.KAS" and date below, bold strike, choice VF, R, ex Solar Collection." The Danish fort at Tranquebar was sold to the British in 1845. During the reign of Christian VI, the lead cash was dropped in favor of copper. The SCWC also notes this type for 1768 and 1777.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' copper, this specimen 6.59 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-164, Gray-147, Jensen-321.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* ''Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed.'', Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

''Links to:''
* [[Tranquebar 1768 10 cash]]
* [[Tranquebar AH(11)83/14 rupee]] imitation of an Arcot rupee
* [[Tranquebar 1770 2 cash]]
* [[Tranquebar 1770 2 royaliner]]
* [[Tranquebar 1771 royalin]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1770]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 50]]