The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper 20 Cash, 1807-8 issue, type B/I, in bist kas ast [This is twenty cash], legend in three lines, central ornament flanked by three pellets and a short line either side, xx · cash below, rev. idi iravai kasulu idu irubadu kasu [This is twenty cash], Tamil and Telugu legends undivided, small squat letters, first and third Tamil letters correct, 10.22g/12h (Prid. 221 [Sale, lot 396]; Stevens 3.295, this coin cited; Stevens website image 405c, this coin; KM. 328). About extremely fine and well-struck, attractively patinated, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62 BN] £600-£800

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

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Collection

F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 396 (part)
K. Wilford Collection, Baldwin Argentum Auction (London), 6 June 2009, lot 77, ticket.

Owner’s ticket