The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, European Minting, 1791-4, Soho, gilt-copper Proof Double-Pice or 8 Reas, 1794, type B/I, balemark, rev. scales, medium-length pivot with sharp point, adil [Justice] between pans, edge grained right, 13.32g/6h (Prid. 123 [Sale, lot 480]; Stevens 8.12; KM. 196a). Usual light die rust to right of date a characteristic of gilt Proofs of 1794, good extremely fine and brilliant, most attractive, rare [certified and graded NGC PF 62] £600-£800

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

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SNC (London) November 1980 (9358), ticket.

Owner’s ticket