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An extremely rare 1861 silver Pattern set, Royal Mint
The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, original silver Pattern set, 1861, Royal Mint, London, by L.C. Wyon, comprising Rupee, type A/I, normal younger crowned and robed bust left, victoria queen, l.c. wyon below truncation, single line curves in Queen’s crown, rev. one rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, top flower emerging from three prongs, edge plain, 11.30g/6h (Prid. 49 [Sale, lot 104]; SW 4.31; KM. Pn42; cf. Fore II, 804; cf. Sincona 75, 400); Half-Rupee, 1861, type A/I, similar, no signature, no pearls adjacent to centre jewel, rev. half rupee above india and date, last numeral of date close to 6, edge plain, 5.68g/12h (Prid. 250 [Sale, lot 138]; SW 4.114; KM. Pn40; cf. Fore II, 782; cf. Sincona 75, 401); Quarter-Rupee, 1861, similar, no signature, rev. 1/4 rupee above india and date, edge plain, 2.79g/12h (Prid. 371 [not in Sale]; SW 4.127; KM. Pn37; cf. Fore II, 779; cf. Sincona 75, 402); 2 Annas, 1861, similar, no signature, rev. two annas above india and date, edge plain, 1.36g/12h (Prid. 481 [Sale, lot 155]; SW 4.139; KM. Pn35; cf. Fore II, 774; cf. Sincona 75, 403) [4]. Light hairlines in obverse fields, otherwise virtually as struck and attractively toned, extremely rare £15,000-£20,000
This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.
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Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), envelopes.
Owner’s envelopes
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