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1 & 2 October 2024

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The Puddester Collection (Part II)

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№ 1446

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2 October 2024

Hammer Price:
£1,900

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, copper Half-Anna, 1875, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria queen, one large flower in lowest panel of jabot, rev. half anna above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, leaf under centre of date, edge plain, 12.99g/12h (Prid. 583 [Sale, lot 160]; SW 5.45; KM. 468; cf. Fore III, 2192). Obverse about extremely fine, reverse extremely fine, patinated, very rare £800-£1,000

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

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J.H. Remick (Quebec City, QUE) Collection
Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT),
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Owner’s envelope, “Randy, ‘some red, one of the finest I’ve seen of this type’ “.

It is a matter of some regret to present-day numismatists that, apart from a few coins, mostly Victorian mohurs sold in October 2006 (Spink 184, lots 372-98), there is now no record of the extent of the late Jerry Remick’s collection of Indian coins, which must have been extensive