The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, gilt-copper Proof 20 Cash, 1808, light issue, unaltered date, arms and supporters, east india company above, date below, rev. bist kas chahar falus ast [Twenty cash make four falus], xx . cash in exergue, edge plain, 9.14g/6h (Prid. – [Sale, lot 392]; Stevens 5.124; KM. 321b). Some light rubbing to noses of animals, otherwise brilliant, almost as struck, extremely rare; only three specimens noted in Snartt’s survey [certified and graded NGC PF 63] £1,200-£1,500

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

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F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 392 (part), ticket
Bt Spink (London) February 1983.

Owner’s ticket