The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, European Minting, 1791-4, Soho, copper Proof One-and-a-Half Pice or 6 Reas, 1794, type A/I, balemark, no witness mark below v, rev. scales, narrow chain-holder, adil [Justice] between pans, edge grained right, 9.66g/6h (Prid. 128 [Sale, lot 479]; Stevens 8.21; KM. 195). Some spotting by 4 of date, otherwise extremely fine [certified and graded NGC Proof Details: Spot Removals]
£150-£180

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

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Format (Birmingham, UK) FPL 10, June 1980 (4803).

Owner’s ticket.

Most of the 6 reas dated 1794 have grained edges, but some later (or restrike) issues have a plain edge. Although not intended for circulation, the condition of some survivors suggest they must have circulated to a limited extent