The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper 20 Cash, 1807-8 issue, type G/III, in bist kas ast [This is twenty cash], legend in two lines, central ornament flanked by four pellets and a short pointed line either side, xx cash in small letters below, rev. idi iravai kasulu idu irubadu kasu [This is twenty cash], Tamil and Telugu legends undivided, first and third Tamil letters squared, 9.48g/12h (Prid. 224 var. [Sale, lot 396]; Stevens 3.310; KM. 328). Good very fine and patinated, very rare [certified and graded NGC AU 53 BN] £300-£400

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

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Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) August 1997.

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