The Puddester Collection (Part II)

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, [One Rupee], uniface rev., in lead, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, no legend, edge plain, 31mm, 15.15g. Very fine, much as made £70-£90

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

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Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 550.

Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Imitation of Robert Gordon’s rendition of lion and palm as on the Completion of Bombay Mint Medal (Pudd. 828.1)”.

XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.7% lead, 0.3% tin