The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, European Minting, Soho, copper Pattern Proof Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), unsigned, frozen regnal yr 37 [1795+], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. ek pai sikka/yek pai sikka/ek pai sikka [one pai sikka], from the same dies as previous, edge grained right, 30mm, 12.97g/6h (Prid. 381 [not in Sale]; Stevens 10.6, recté edge grained right; Stevens website image 1876, this coin; KM. Pn19a). Brilliant and virtually as struck, full original colour, most attractive and extremely rare, believed to be the only known specimen [certified and graded NGC PF 63 RB] £2,000-£2,600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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D. Fore Collection, Part II, Baldwin Auction 82 (London), 31 May 2013, lot 868, label.

Owner’s ticket and envelope, “unfortunately no provenance given in the Fore sale..but [it] must have come from an old British collection because of its condition. This is the only specimen traced”