India 1910(c) rupee

Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72621

This specimen was lot 72621 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Rupee, 1910-(C). Calcutta Mint. Edward VII. PCGS MS-63. A most pleasing Choice example, this exemplary specimen yields rich details and a soft brilliance that emanates throughout the flan." The rupees of Edward VII were struck 1903-10 and most dates are common. Proofs are rare. The Bombay mint contributed another 10,885,000.

Recorded mintage: 12,627,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 11.66 g, .917 silver, .343 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-508; S&W-7.49; Prid-196.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Stevens, Paul, and Randy Weir, The Uniform Coinage of India, 1835 to 1947, A Catalogue and Pricelist, London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2012.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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