The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, original gold Proof 10 Rupees, 1870, type A, Royal Mint, London, mature crowned and robed bust left, victoria queen, no initials in centre of shoulder ornamentation, rev. ten rupees above india and date, all within star and entwined scrollwork, edge plain, 7.97g/12h (Prid. 30 [not in Sale]; SW 4.19; KM. 478; F 1602). Trifling hairlines in obverse field, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, bust fully frosted, exceptionally rare as an original Proof £10,000-£15,000

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

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V.M. Brand Collection, Spink Auction 50 (London), 6-7 March 1986, lot 237
With M.L. Teller (Encino, CA)
Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 247 [from Spink (London) October 1991].

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