The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Jewellers’ copies in silver or base metal of Murshidabad Rupees (4), all with standard legends, 1202h, yr 19, 13.60g/12h, 12.32g/12h, 11.54g/12h, 11.42g/7h (Mitchiner IMT 213-14; Prid. 403 [Sale, lot 700]) [4]. About very fine £30-£40

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

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Second and fourth with owner’s tickets.

Many of the silver or base metal coins in this and the succeeding lots exhibit traces of removal from jewellery mounts, typical of the series