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[[Image:S80-02518.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 80, lot 2518]] | [[Image:S80-02518.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 80, lot 2518]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2518 in Sincona sale 80 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2518 in Sincona sale 80 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 2,600 CHF (about US$3,116 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "INDIA | British India, Victoria, 1837-1901. 10 Rupees 1870, Calcutta. Very fine. Cleaned and some edge flaws." The SCWC notes three varieties of this rare issue: one mintmarked CM (KM 477), one with a plain edge (KM 478) and one with a reeded edge (KM 479, shown here). All are products of the Calcutta mint. Gold mohurs (worth 15 rupees) were also made and are more available. As the Raj was on a silver standard at a time when silver was steadily dropping in price, little gold coinage was produced. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 7,932 plus restrikes and off-metal strikes. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 7,932 plus restrikes and off-metal strikes. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 7.77 g, .917 fine gold. This specimen 7.60 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 7.77 g, 0.917 fine gold. This specimen 7.60 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 479, Fr-1602. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 479, Fr-1602. | ||
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* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017 | * Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017 | ||
* Stevens, Paul, and Randy Weir, ''The Uniform Coinage of India, 1835 to 1947, A Catalogue and Pricelist,'' London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2012. | * Stevens, Paul, and Randy Weir, ''The Uniform Coinage of India, 1835 to 1947, A Catalogue and Pricelist,'' London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2012. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022. |
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* [[India 1862(c) mohur]] | * [[India 1862(c) mohur]] | ||
* [[India 1870 5 rupees|1870 5 rupees]] | * [[India 1870 5 rupees|1870 5 rupees]] | ||
| + | * [[India 1870(c) mohur KM-481|1870(c) mohur, mature bust]] | ||
| + | * [[India 1878(b) 10 rupees|1878(b) 10 rupees]] | ||
* [[India 1879 10 rupees|1879 10 rupees]] | * [[India 1879 10 rupees|1879 10 rupees]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1870]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1870]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:26, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2518 in Sincona sale 80 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 2,600 CHF (about US$3,116 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA | British India, Victoria, 1837-1901. 10 Rupees 1870, Calcutta. Very fine. Cleaned and some edge flaws." The SCWC notes three varieties of this rare issue: one mintmarked CM (KM 477), one with a plain edge (KM 478) and one with a reeded edge (KM 479, shown here). All are products of the Calcutta mint. Gold mohurs (worth 15 rupees) were also made and are more available. As the Raj was on a silver standard at a time when silver was steadily dropping in price, little gold coinage was produced.
Recorded mintage: 7,932 plus restrikes and off-metal strikes.
Specification: 7.77 g, 0.917 fine gold. This specimen 7.60 g.
Catalog reference: KM 479, Fr-1602.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017
- Stevens, Paul, and Randy Weir, The Uniform Coinage of India, 1835 to 1947, A Catalogue and Pricelist, London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2012.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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