East India Company, Bengal Presidency, European Minting, Soho, uniface copper Trial or Pattern Half-Pie, 1809, unsigned [by J. Phillp], lion rampant on crest, holding crown in forepaws, half pie above, short cable border below crest, evenly configured date in exergue, edge centre-grained left, 21mm, 4.80g (Prid. 396 [Sale, lot 697]; Stevens 10.23, this coin; Stevens website image 1897, this coin; KM. TS3). Good extremely fine with a hint of original colour, exceptionally rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64 BN] £1,200-£1,500

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

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Collection

A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 152 (part)
F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 697, recté edge centre-grained left, ticket
D. Fore Collection, Part II, Baldwin Auction 82 (London), 31 May 2013, lot 864, label.

Owner’s ticket and envelope.

Literature:
Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the Bengal Presidency, p.553
Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.190.

The interesting feature of this coin is the edge, unique in the Indian series for a Soho production, which reflects the efforts introduced by Soho in 1806 to produce British copper coins with edge graining