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The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, BIKANIR, Victoria [Ganga Singh (1887-1943)], silver Rupee, type C/2, 1897 [1897-8], Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.5 panels in jabot, no v on bodice or crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharaj Ganga Singh bahadur sanat 1897 in Nagari and Persian in centre, one rupee bikanir state divided by fly-whisks, edge grained, 11.65g/12h (Prid. 1005 [Sale, lot 187]; Stevens website BK 127; KM. 72). Very fine £40-£50 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, silver Proof restrike Half-Rupee, 1840, type I [A/I], Calcutta, so-called ‘Indian’ bust left, victoria queen continuous, rev. half rupee, hasht ana surrounded by laurel wreath with 19 berries, east india company around, date below with stop to right, crescent privy mark, edge grained, 5.87g/12h (Prid. 74 [not in Sale]; SW 2.33; KM. 455.2; cf. Fore I, 521). Spot in lower obverse field, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, rare £500-£700 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) May 1980 (3929), ticket Robert Senior (Glastonbury, UK) FPL April 1982 (430). Owner’s envelope and record card

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, William IV, silver Half-Rupee, 1835 [1836-40], type B/II, Calcutta, bust left, f incuse [William Forbes] on truncation, william iiii , king ., rev. half rupee, hasht ana surrounded by laurel wreath with 20 berries, east india company around, date below with stop to right, edge grained, 5.82g/12h (Prid. 69 [Sale, lot 32]; SW 1.54; KM. 449.3; cf. Fore III, 2288). Extremely fine, reverse better, attractively toned, very rare £600-£800 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) May 1980 (3895), ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Edward VII, cupro-nickel Anna, 1908b, Bombay, crowned bust right, incuse b below cross pattée in crown, des. [George de Saulles] below, edward vii king & emperor, rev. india above 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annÄ oru annÄ eka ÄnÄ oka ÄnÄ in angles, edge plain, 3.85g/12h (Prid. 927 [Sale, lot 183, this coin]; SW 7.146; KM. 504; cf. Fore III, 2195). Brilliant mint state with sharp rims, most attractive £100-£150 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 183 (part) [acquired 1958], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 320 (part). Owner’s envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, cupro-nickel lozenge-shaped 2 Annas, 1926, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left dividing date, elephant on decoration, george v king emperor, lotus flower above, india below, rev. 2 annas within double-lined rectangle, rendu anÄlu do aane bÄ“ ÄnÄ du'i ÄnÄ around, pellet below, edge plain, 5.87g/12h (Prid. 899 [Sale, lot 182, this coin]; SW 8.246; KM. 516; cf. Fore III, 2236). Two tiny verdigris spots on reverse rim at 6 o’clock, otherwise brilliant mint state £120-£150 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 182 (part), ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 318 (part). Owner’s envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, original silver Proof Half-Rupee, 1840 [1850+], type I/II mule [A/IV], Calcutta, bust left, victoria queen continuous, rev. half rupee, hasht ana surrounded by laurel wreath with 24 berries, east india company around, date below with no stop to right, crescent privy mark, edge grained, 5.85g/12h (Prid. 79 [Sale, lot 35, this coin]; SW 2.34; KM. –). Polished in the past and with some light scratches on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare £600-£800 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 35 (part), ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, DEWAS, Senior Branch, Victoria [Krishnaji Rao II (1860-99)], copper Twelfth-Anna, 1888, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 4 panels in jabot, inverted v on bodice, rev. 1/12 anna dewas state s.b. india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, edge plain, 2.31g/12h (Prid. 1020 [Sale, lot 188]; Stevens website DS 18; KM. 11; cf. Fore III, 1358). About extremely fine, diffused original colour £80-£100 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) January 1998. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver 2 Annas, 1862, type II, Madras, crowned and robed bust left, victoria queen, rev. two annas above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, long side leaves at top, 16mm, edge plain, 1.43g/12h (Prid. 487 [Sale, lot 156]; SW 4.149; KM. 469). Brilliant mint state, light olive tone, most attractive £120-£150 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 436 [from H. Simmons (London) April 1993], two tickets and label. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George VI, nickel-brass lozenge-shaped 2 Annas, 1944l, type II, Lahore, crowned bust left, short trefoils in crown, george vi king emperor, rev. 2 annas above india and date, rendu anÄlu do aane bÄ“ ÄnÄ du'i ÄnÄ around, all within double quatrefoil, l in quadrilobes, edge plain, 5.84g/12h (Prid. 908 [Sale, lot 182, this coin]; SW 9.127; KM. 541a). Brilliant mint state, rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 182 (part) [acquired 1964], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 318 (part). Owner’s envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, Five Rupees, uniface rev., in silver, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, 5 rupees, panch rupiya in exergue, edge plain, 16mm, 2.96g. Extremely fine, iridescent tone, as made £100-£150 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 552, recté silver. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “16mm flan instead of 18mm”. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.85% silver, 0.15% lead

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, cupro-nickel lozenge-shaped 2 Annas, 1924, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left dividing date, elephant on decoration, george v king emperor, lotus flower above, india below, rev. 2 annas within double-lined rectangle, rendu anÄlu do aane bÄ“ ÄnÄ du'i ÄnÄ around, edge plain, 5.89g/12h (Prid. 884 [Sale, lot 182, this coin]; SW 8.236; KM. 516; cf. Fore III, 2235). Brilliant mint state £150-£200 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 182 (part) [acquired 1957], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 317 (part). Owner’s envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, original copper Proof Quarter-Anna, 1901, type II, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 4 panels in jabot, two flowers in lowest panel, v on bodice, rev. one quarter anna above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, leaf in centre below date, edge plain, 6.53g/12h (Prid. p.196 [Sale, lot 257, this coin]; SW 6.555; KM. 486; cf. Fore I, 209). Brilliant mint state, obverse lightly toned, very rare £500-£700 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 257 (part), ticket Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 28 (Singapore), 4 March 1999, lot 1032 (part), label. Owner’s envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Quarter-Rupee, 1884b, type C/I, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, flower at left of lowest jabot, partial v on bodice at centre, rev. 1/4 rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, raised b at base of top flower, tip of wreath to right bud-like, edge grained, 2.90g/12h (Prid. 417 [Sale, lot 150, this coin]; SW 6.276; KM. 490; cf. Fore III, 2263). Extremely fine, light grey tone, very rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 150 (part), ticket Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, copper Quarter-Anna, 1894, type II, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 4 panels in jabot, two flowers in lowest panel, v on bodice, rev. one quarter anna above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, leaf in centre below date, edge plain, 6.57g/12h (Prid. 627 [Sale, lot 165]; SW 6.527; KM. 486; cf. Fore III, 2174). Extremely fine, diffused original colour £30-£40 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 320 (part) [from Seaby (London) December 1978], two tickets. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, original silver Proof 2 Annas, 1912, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, elephant on decoration, george v king emperor, rev. two annas india and date, do ana surrounded by ornate scroll containing rose, thistle and shamrock, lotus flowers above and below, edge plain, 1.46g/12h (Prid. p.194 [Sale, lot 264, this coin]; SW 8.197, this coin noted; KM. 515). Minor obverse hairlines, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, extremely rare as an original Proof £900-£1,200 --- Provenance: A.P. Spencer (London) Collection F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 264 (part), ticket [acquired from A.P.S. 1962] Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 280 (part) [from Spink (London) February 1999]. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, BIKANIR, Victoria [Ganga Singh (1887-1943)], silver Rupee, type C/2, 1892 [1892-4], Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.5 panels in jabot, no v on bodice or crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharaj Ganga Singh bahadur sanat 1892 in Nagari and Persian in centre, one rupee bikanir state divided by fly-whisks, edge grained, 11.64g/12h (Prid. 1003 [Sale, lot 187]; Stevens website BK 125; KM. 72; cf. Fore III, 1322-3). Bright from past cleaning, otherwise about extremely fine £40-£60 --- Provenance: Bt May 1999. Owner’s ticket and envelope

A second original Pattern Rupee, 1901, Calcutta The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, Edward VII, original silver Pattern Rupee, 1901 [June-July 1901], Calcutta, by F.K. Wezel, type A/2, uncrowned bust right, k.w. [K. Wezel] on truncation, eduardus vii rex et imperator [Edward VII King and Emperor], rev. tiger walking left, no groundline, e · r · i · [Edward Rex Imperator] above, all within decorative arched circle, one rupee india and date around, crown above, lotus flower below, edge grained, 11.69g/12h (Prid. 1046 [Sale, lot 195]; SW 7.2; KM. Pn67; cf. Fore II, 818). Brilliant and toned, a superb coin and exceptionally rare as an original Pattern £12,000-£15,000 --- Provenance: A.P. Spencer (London) Collection Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 258 [from Spink (London) March 1980. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Patterns, William IV, early silver restrike Pattern Rupee, 1834 [1835+], type 5, Calcutta, unsigned [by K. Dass], bust right, william iiii , king ., rev. lotus flower above one rupee and date, all within laurel wreath with 38 berries, east india company above, ek rupiya, yek rupiya, ek rupiya below, wavy line circumferential borders both sides, edge grained, 30.8mm, 11.71g/12h (Prid. 175 [Sale, lot 59]; SW 1.28; KM. Pn7; cf. Fore II, 792). Obverse brilliant with rich even tone, reverse speckled, sharp rims, very rare £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 23 (Hong Kong), 5 September 1996, lot 1103, recté early restrike, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, [One Rupee], uniface rev., in lead, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, no legend, edge plain, 31mm, 15.15g. Very fine, much as made £70-£90 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 550. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Imitation of Robert Gordon’s rendition of lion and palm as on the Completion of Bombay Mint Medal (Pudd. 828.1)”. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.7% lead, 0.3% tin

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, cupro-nickel Anna, 1912, Bombay, crowned bust left, george v king emperor, rev. india above 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annÄ oru annÄ eka ÄnÄ oka ÄnÄ in angles, edge plain, 3.85g/12h (Prid. 942 [Sale, lot 183, this coin]; SW 8.277; KM. 513; cf. Fore III, 2197). Brilliant mint state £60-£80 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 183 (part) [acquired 1959], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 320 (part). Owner’s envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], silver Rupee, type A/1, 1880, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.75 panels in jabot, v on bodice at centre, crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharao Raja sawai Mangal Singh bahadur 1880 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, edge grained, 11.62g/12h (Prid. 997 [Sale, lot 186]; Stevens website AL 254; KM. 45; cf. Fore III, 1096). Obverse about extremely fine, reverse better and with some brilliance £60-£80 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Quarter-Rupee, 1882, type B/II, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, flower at centre of lowest jabot, no v on bodice at centre, rev. 1/4 rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, pellet below date, tip of wreath to right of top flower spiky, edge grained, 2.91g/12h (Prid. 413 [Sale, lot 150, this coin]; SW 6.268; KM. 490; cf. Fore III, 2261). Practically mint state, partial rainbow tone, rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 150 (part), ticket Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) September 1997, envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, cupro-nickel lozenge-shaped 2 Annas, 1918, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left dividing date, elephant on decoration, george v king emperor, lotus flower above, india below, rev. 2 annas within double-lined rectangle, rendu anÄlu do aane bÄ“ ÄnÄ du'i ÄnÄ around, edge plain, 5.81g/12h (Prid. 880 [Sale, lot 182, this coin]; SW 8.220; KM. 516; cf. Fore III, 2233). Tiny spot on inner circle on obverse, otherwise brilliant mint state £60-£80 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 182 (part) [acquired 1959], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 317 (part). Owner’s envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, early silver Proof restrike Half-Rupee, 1840 [1850-62], type II/I mule [A/II], Calcutta or Bombay, bust left, .w.w [William Wyon] on truncation, victoria queen divided, rev. half rupee, hasht ana surrounded by laurel wreath with 19 berries, date below with stop to right, crescent privy mark, edge grained, 5.80g/12h (Prid. 81 [Sale, lot 35, this coin]; SW 3.47; KM. B455). Brilliant and toned, extremely rare £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: V.M. Brand (Chicago, IL) Collection F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 35 (part) [from Spink (London) March 1974], ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

The Brand/Wheeler original Proof 10 Rupees, 1870, Royal Mint 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 --- Provenance: 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]. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, original cupro-nickel Proof 8 Annas, 1919, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, elephant on decoration, george v king emperor around, rev. 8 annas india and date in scalloped octagon within double-lined rectangle, Äá¹­ha anna aath annas enimidi annÄs aá¹­a ÄnnÄsa around, pellet below, edge plain, 7.87g/12h (Prid. p.198 [not in Sale]; SW 8.132; KM. 520). Area of toning in front of face and a few light specks on reverse, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, very rare as an original Proof [previously certified and graded PCGS PR 62] £600-£800 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 578, label. Owner’s ticket and PCGS label (391912.62)

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, Edward VII, original cupro-nickel Pattern Anna, 1906, Bombay, on a scalloped blank, unsigned, crowned bust right, incuse b below cross pattée in crown, no initials below truncation, edward vii king & emperor in large letters, rev. india above small 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annÄ oru annÄ eka ÄnÄ oka ÄnÄ in angles, edge plain, 21.5mm, 3.78g/12h (Prid. 1072 [Sale, lot 216]; SW 7.143; KM. –; cf. Fore II, 765; cf. DNW 249, 500; cf. BSJ 35, 590; cf. ‘Diana’ 402). Extremely fine and very rare £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), envelope. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Pridmore says this is the approved design but while rev. is same as approved design the obv. legend is larger and on currency issue legend is slightly reduced.” XRF analysis shows the metal content as 75% copper, 23% nickel, and other trace elements. Recent research has demonstrated the likely fallibility of Pridmore (and, in turn, Krause/Mishler and Stevens/Weir) in assuming that a large series of cupro-nickel annas were struck in 1906 for general circulation, bearing the King’s titles in small lettering, as per 1907 and later issues (Prid. 925; SW 7.140). All the coins dated 1906 that have been noted by recent cataloguers bear the obverse legend in large letters, so would be considered patterns in the present sense of the term

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, original silver Proof Rupee, 1840, type I [F/VI], Calcutta, bust left, lock of hair on front riband, diagonal ridge on rear riband, no initials on truncation, victoria queen continuous, rev. one rupee, yek rupiya surrounded by laurel wreath with 34 berries, east india company around, date below in small numerals with stop to right, crescent privy mark, edge grained, 11.71g/12h (Prid. 55 [Sale, lot 28, this coin]; SW 2.18; KM. 457.10; cf. Fore I, 599). A little light die rust on neck, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck with sharp rims, even light grey tone, very rare £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 28 [acquired July 1970], ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

An original 1910 Pattern Rupee The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, Edward VII, original silver Pattern Rupee, 1910, Calcutta, by F.K. Wezel [after G.W. de Saulles] and P. Brown, crowned and robed bust right, wearing the Order of the Star of India and the Order of the Indian Empire, no initials on truncation, edward vii king & emperor, rev. one rupee india and date, yek rupiya surrounded by ornate scroll containing rose, thistle and shamrock, lotus flowers above and below, edge grained, 11.65g/12h (Prid. 1049 [Sale, lot 195]; SW 7.12; KM. Pn99; cf. BSJ 35, 550). Two tiny spots in obverse field, otherwise brilliant with deep attractive toning, extremely rare as an original Pattern £8,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: A.P. Spencer (London) Collection Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 259 [from Spink (London) August 1979]. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Following developments in some of India’s minor coinage denominations from 1904, and a move to incorporate the crowned head of the monarch, a few 1907 pattern rupees were struck (Prid. 1048: not in this collection). A complication arose, in that the 1902 version of the King’s officially-approved crowned effigy for coinage, where he was shown wearing the insignia of the Order of the Garter and of the Order of the Bath, was not strictly appropriate for India. Sir Guy Douglas Arthur Fleetwood Wilson (1850-1940), a member of the Governor-General’s Council and head of the department responsible for the control of mints, is believed to have overseen the introduction of a new effigy bearing the collars of the Order of the Star of India and the Order of the Indian Empire. This was then paired with a new reverse by Percy Brown (1872-1955), but the death of Edward VII prevented its adoption, although the reverse was subsequently utilised for the coinage of George V (see Lot 1204)

A highly important unpublished series of eight patterns of George VI, once in the collection of a former Indian Government official The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, George VI, original silver Pattern Half-Rupee, 1946, Calcutta, unsigned [by P.W.M. Brindley], crowned bust left, george vi king emperor, rev. tiger walking left with all legs erect, groundline below, half rupee above, india and date below, adha rupiya in Devanagri and Urdu at sides, edge grained, 24mm, 6.44g/12h (Prid. 1090; SW 9.70; KM. –). Some spotting and discolouration, otherwise about extremely fine, of the highest rarity; perhaps only one other specimen known, that illustrated in 1964 £5,000-£7,000 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope, “F.K. Wezel’s tiger design incorporated in rev. by P.W.M. Brindley. Not adopted...”. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 80% silver, 15% copper, with traces of nickel and lead, which reinforces the opinions of Pridmore (p.188) and Stevens/Weir (p.312), none of whom saw a specimen. The design finally approved for the new nickel coins depicting the Indian tiger was modelled by Patrick Brindley from the animal which appeared on the 1901 pattern by F.K. Wezel (Prid. 1045: see Lot 1640). Brindley (†1989), who had assumed the posts of artist/engraver at both Bombay and Calcutta after the retirement of A.P. Spencer in June 1945, worked in India until 1961, then subsequently for the governments of Sudan and Canada. This coin has only been illustrated once before, in World Coins Monthly, February 1964, p.87

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, Two Mohurs, uniface rev., in copper, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, two mohurs, do ashrafi in exergue, edge plain, 32mm, 10.23g. Extremely fine, as made £100-£150 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 559. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Lion body very pitted. Lettering very similar to 1854 2 Mohur. Urdu for 2 Mohurs differs from that seen on issued mohurs.” XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.6% copper, with traces of zinc and tin. The pieces in this and the following 10 lots cannot rightly be described as patterns or trials as they are modern-day creations (probably made in the 1970s), uniface, and not intended to duplicate past issues, but presumably were made for a Bombay collector, from whose collection they came. Likely unofficially made at the Bombay mint, they may be best described as fantasy pieces. The centrepiece is a representation of Flaxman’s original lion and palm-tree design, which differs from renditions by Robert Gordon (Bombay mint), Kasinath Dass (Calcutta mint) and William Wyon (London and Calcutta) in numerous details, most noticeably in the right front leg of the lion not reaching the plinth and the fact that the tree trunk is missing. The lion’s body is excessively pitted, unlike any other strikes, trial or otherwise, by either mint

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, Edward VII, original Pattern Anna, 1906, presumed Bombay, in silver on a rimless scalloped blank, unsigned, crowned bust right, no mint-mark below cross pattée in crown or initials below truncation, edward vii king & emperor in small letters, rev. india above large 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annÄ oru annÄ eka ÄnÄ oka ÄnÄ in angles, edge plain, 4.79g/12h (Prid. 1071 [Sale, lot 215 [= ‘Diana’ 401]; SW 7.142, recté silver; KM. Pn93, recté silver; cf. Fore II, 766, recté silver). Brilliant FDC, attractive dark tone, exceptionally rare; only two others noted by the cataloguer [Fore and Pridmore/‘Diana’] £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Monetarium/Gillio/Wo Auction 30 (Singapore), 23 March 2000, lot 593. Owner’s ticket and envelope. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 92.71% silver, 7.08% copper and 0.21% lead, which backs up the opinion given by NGC on the Fore coin

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Quarter-Rupee, 1877, type B/I, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, flower at centre of lowest jabot, partial inverted v on bodice at centre, rev. 1/4 rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, pellet below date, tip of wreath to right of top flower bud-like, edge grained, 2.91g/12h (Prid. 409 [Sale, lot 150, this coin]; SW 6.250; KM. 490; cf. Fore III, 2256). Good extremely fine, toned £120-£150 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 150 (part), ticket Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, DHAR, Victoria [Anand Rao III (1857-98)], copper Twelfth-Anna, 1887, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 4 panels in jabot, inverted v on bodice, rev. 1/12 anna dhar state india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, edge plain, 2.19g/12h (Prid. 1033 [Sale, lot 190]; Stevens website DR 25; KM. 11; cf. Fore III, 1360). Extremely fine, a hint of original colour £60-£80 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT). Owner’s ticket and envelope. The Dhar state dynasty was founded in 1729. During the Pindhari raids the state's territory was reduced, but restored in January 1819 after an alliance agreement with the East India Company, after which it came under indirect British rule. The state was confiscated after the Mutiny, but in 1860 restored to Raja Anand Rao III Pawar (1844-98), then a minor, with the exception of the detached district of Bairusia which was granted to the Begum of Bhopal. Anand Rao, who received the personal title Maharajah and the KCSI in 1877, died in 1898

The Lingford/Ford/Pridmore/Wheeler Pattern Rupee, 1835 The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Patterns, William IV, original silver Pattern Rupee, 1835 [June-August 1835], type 3, Calcutta, unsigned [by K. Dass], bust right, r.s. [Robert Saunders] on truncation, william iiii , king . in small widely-spaced lettering, rev. lotus flower above one rupee and date, all within laurel wreath with 37 berries, east india company above, yek rupiya below, edge grained, 30mm, 11.69g/6h (Prid. 178 [Sale, lot 61, this coin]; SW 1.32; KM. Pn11; cf. Fore II, 794; cf. ‘Diana’ 727). Minor hairlines in obverse field and usual weakness on iiii of King’s title, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, most attractive dark toning, extremely rare; one of the key coins in the entire Uniform series £10,000-£15,000 --- Provenance: A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 194 H.M. Lingford (Bishop Auckland, UK) Collection R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 61 [from R.J.F. March 1971], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 195. Owner’s ticket, envelope and record card. After Metcalfe had approved the new designs as the model for the future coinage of rupees in early April 1835, further instructions were received to the effect that the value was to be expressed only in English and Persian, the date 1835 was to be frozen until further notice and the word ‘King’ was to be omitted. The last of these orders was disputed by James Prinsep, who was able to demonstrate to the Mint Committee, via a series of sketches, that the appearance of the legend on the new coin would benefit by including ‘King’. The Committee were persuaded and, once the question of whether the new coins would have plain or grained edges had been resolved, a small number of final patterns were prepared between 29 June and 17 August

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George VI, cupro-nickel Annas (5), 1946 (2), both type II, Calcutta, crowned bust left, short trefoils in crown, george vi king emperor, revs. india above 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annÄ oru annÄ eka ÄnÄ oka ÄnÄ in angles, edges plain, 3.96g/12h, 3.84g/12h (Prid. 969 [Sale, lot 183, second this coin]; SW 9.182; KM. 538); 1947 (3), all type II, Calcutta, similar, edges plain, 3.92g/12h, 3.87g/12h, 3.83g/12h (Prid. 970 [Sale, lot 183]; SW 9.188; KM. 538) [5]. First, fourth and last brilliant mint state, others extremely fine £20-£30 --- Provenance: Second F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 183 (part) [acquired 1954], ticket; Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 321 (part). Owner’s envelopes

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, George V, original nickel Pattern Proof Anna, 1921, Calcutta, on lozenge-shaped flan with rounded corners, unsigned, crowned bust left, george v king emperor, rev. india above 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annÄ oru annÄ eka ÄnÄ oka ÄnÄ in angles, edge plain, 3.19g/12h (Prid. 1080 [Sale, lot 220]; SW 8.271, recté nickel; KM. Pn107, recté nickel; cf. Fore II, 768; cf. ‘Diana’ 410-11). Some spotting on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 316. Owner’s ticket and envelope. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 98.99% nickel, 0.73% iron and 0.28% copper, which backs up the respective opinions given by Peter Mitchell and Randy Weir when describing the Pridmore and Fore coins. In an attempt to align the shapes of the flans of the 2- and 1-anna denominations in the wake of the introduction of the former as a lozenge-shaped cupro-nickel coin in 1918, the Finance Department instructed the Calcutta mint to prepare patterns of the latter coin in 1921, but a change in shape for currency purposes was not proceeded with

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], silver Rupee, type A/1, 1878, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.75 panels in jabot, v on bodice at centre, crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharao Raja sawai Mangal Singh bahadur 1878 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, edge grained, 11.64g/12h (Prid. 996 [Sale, lot 186]; Stevens website AL 253; KM. 45). Very fine, peripheral toning, scarce £50-£70 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, cupro-nickel Annas (3), 1912, Bombay (2), crowned bust left, george v king emperor, revs. india above 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annÄ oru annÄ eka ÄnÄ oka ÄnÄ in angles, edges plain, 3.93g/12h, 3.86g/12h (Prid. 942 [Sale, lot 183]; SW 8.277; KM. 513); 1913, Bombay, similar, edge plain, 3.86g/12h (Prid. 943 [Sale, lot 183, this coin]; SW 8.279; KM. 513) [3]. Second about extremely fine and with two verdigris spots on rim, others extremely fine and better £60-£80 --- Provenance: First bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) Third F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 183 (part) [acquired 1959], ticket; Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 320 (part). Two owner’s envelopes

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, gold Mohur, 1841 [1841-50], type I, Madras, bust left, s [John Smith] on truncation, victoria queen continuous, date below with stop to right, 4 with upper crosslet, rev. lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, one mohur, yek ashrafi in exergue, edge grained, 11.67g/12h (Prid. 20 [Sale, lot 11, this coin]; SW 2.3; KM. 461.3; F 1595; cf. Fore III, 2456). About extremely fine, rare £4,000-£6,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 11 [acquired by August 1969], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 203. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Mintage 32,276. John Thomas Smith (1805-82), Mint Master at Madras from February 1840 to September 1855

An exceptionally rare original Proof 15 Rupees, 1918 The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, original ‘yellow’ gold Proof 15 Rupees, 1918, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, b.m. [Bertram Mackennal] on truncation, george v king emperor around, rev. 15 rupees above india and date, all within star and entwined scrollwork, edge grained, 8.00g/12h (Prid. 26 [not in Sale]; SW 8.2, this coin cited; KM. 525; F 1608; cf. Fore III, 2477). Light surface marks in obverse field, otherwise brilliant and extremely rare, especially as an original Proof; no others seen by the cataloguer in commerce £7,000-£9,000 --- Provenance: Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 245 [from Spink (London) November 1975]. Owner’s ticket and envelope. 12 struck

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], silver Rupee, type A/1, 1877, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.75 panels in jabot, v on bodice at centre, crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharao Raja sawai Mangal Singh bahadur 1877 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, edge grained, 11.67g/12h (Prid. 994 [Sale, lot 186]; Stevens website AL 251; KM. 45; cf. Fore III, 1098). Brilliant mint state, full mint bloom £120-£150 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope, “BU”

The exceptionally rare 1835-dated Pattern Rupee of Bombay, provenanced to 1889 The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Patterns, William IV, original silver Pattern Rupee, 1835 [1836], Bombay, bust right with long truncation, m.d. [perhaps Frederick McGillivray and Bazette Doveton] on truncation, william iiii , king . in small widely-spaced lettering, rev. one rupee, yek rupiya within laurel wreath with 19 berries, east india company above, date below with stop to right, edge grained, 30.3mm, 11.62g/6h (Prid. 179 [Sale, lot 62, this coin]; SW 1.34, this coin; KM. Pn12). Trifling obverse hairlines, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, attractive grey tone, of the highest rarity and almost certainly the only specimen in private hands £15,000-£20,000 --- Provenance: G.W. Egmont Bieber Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 13-18 May 1889, lot 652 (part) J.G. Murdoch Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 21-30 July 1903, lot 192 (part) A. Rowand Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 22 April 1910, lot 85 (part) A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 195 (part) F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 62 [from Baldwin (London) July 1970], ticket. Owner’s ticket, envelope and record card. In an attempt to reduce their dependency on Calcutta for matrix dies, officers at the Bombay mint appear to have engaged a native of Cutch to engrave dies for a rupee and matrix dies for a half-rupee (see next Lot). Specimens of both coins were submitted to the Mint Committee on 24 December 1836, but the Bombay government, on seeking permission from Calcutta to strike coins from them, were refused and advised that they must use matrices supplied by the Calcutta mint. The suggestion that the initials md represent the artist Jean-Baptiste Merlen [Designer], first alluded to by the cataloguer of the Murdoch collection and copied by several sources since, is doubtless fanciful; far more plausible is the suggestion put forward by Paul Stevens that they represent the talented Bombay mint engineer, Capt Frederick McGillivray (1801-38), Bombay Engineers, and the then Bombay Mint Master, Bazette Doveton (1788-1848)

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Patterns, William IV, original silver Pattern Rupee, 1834 [March 1835], type 5, Calcutta, unsigned [by K. Dass], bust right, william iiii , king ., rev. lotus flower above one rupee and date, all within laurel wreath with 38 berries, east india company above, ek rupiya, yek rupiya, ek rupiya below, wavy line circumferential borders both sides, edge grained, 31.6mm, 11.64g/12h (Prid. 174 [Sale, lot 57, this coin]; SW 1.27; KM. Pn6). Two toning spots on reverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, even grey tone, extremely rare as an original Pattern; only one other original noted by the cataloguer in commerce in recent years £7,000-£9,000 --- Provenance: H.M. Lingford (Bishop Auckland, UK) Collection F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 57 [from Baldwin July 1970], ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

An original Pattern Rupee, 1901, Calcutta The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, Edward VII, original silver Pattern Rupee, 1901 [June-July 1901], Calcutta, by F.K. Wezel, type A/1, uncrowned bust right, k.w. [K. Wezel] on truncation, eduardus vii rex et imperator [Edward VII King and Emperor], rev. tiger walking left on groundline, yek rupiya in Persian and Nagri above and below, all within decorative arched circle, one rupee india and date around, crown above, lotus flower below, edge grained, 11.58g/12h (Prid. 1045 [Sale, lot 194]; SW 7.1; KM. Pn66; cf. Fore II, 817). Trifling hairlines, otherwise brilliant and toned, extremely rare £10,000-£15,000 --- Provenance: A.P. Spencer (London) Collection Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 257 [from Spink (London) March 1980]. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Following the death of Queen Victoria, coins struck throughout 1901 for circulation continued to bear her effigy and titles. Behind the scenes, preparation was being made for a redesign of the coinage, and the Calcutta mint engraver F.K. Wezel prepared two patterns for the new rupee, believed to have been completed by July 1901. Specimens of both types were despatched from Calcutta to the India Office in London, which passed them on to the Royal Mint for comment. The Mint criticised almost every part of the design except for the tiger and the inscriptions in Persian and Nagri script, and wondered why the Victorian reverse design had not been continued with. Conceding that the obverse legend could be changed, authorities in India sought to submit Wezel’s designs to the King for his opinion, but events in London took a turn when the Viceroy requested that the uncrowned head of the King as used on the gold sovereign be used for the Indian coinage. The King agreed to that, but he preferred a newly-prepared Calcutta reverse design, and accordingly work was put in hand in the summer of 1902

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, BIKANIR, Victoria [Ganga Singh (1887-1943)], silver Rupee, type C/2, 1892 [1892-4], Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.5 panels in jabot, no v on bodice or crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharaj Ganga Singh bahadur sanat 1892 in Nagari and Persian in centre, one rupee bikanir state divided by fly-whisks, edge grained, 11.69g/12h (Prid. 1003 [Sale, lot 187]; Stevens website BK 125; KM. 72; cf. Fore III, 1322-3). Rather bagmarked, otherwise extremely fine, reverse better and with mint bloom £70-£90 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope. Established as a state in the second half of the 15th century, the rulers of Bikanir, in Rajputana, became vassals of the emperors of Delhi. The state came under British influence in 1817 and Sardar Singh (1818-72), the Maharajah at the time of the Indian Mutiny, assisted the British, to be rewarded with additional territory in 1862. Further local insurrections led to increased British involvement and his adopted heir Dungar Singh (1854-87) was succeeded by Dungar’s adopted brother, 7-year old Ganga Singh (1880-1943), who came of age in 1898. Bikanir applied for the substitution of silver and copper coins struck in a British mint for its then existing currency in September 1890. The proposal being accepted, an agreement was drawn up and the necessary dies prepared. The Darbar proceeded to call in its silver coins and despatch them to the Bombay mint, where they were recoined as rupees which became legal tender in British India; similarly the copper coins were sent to Calcutta where they were recoined. The number of rupees coined for the state was 707,072 (102,030 in 1892-3, 493,836 in 1893-4 and 111,206 in 1897-8), while that of copper quarter-annas and half-pice totalled 6.65 million, all of which were struck in 1894-5

The highly desirable Wheeler Pattern Rupee with Flaxman’s lion and palm reverse The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Patterns, William IV, original silver Pattern Rupee, undated [March 1835], type 2, Calcutta, unsigned [by K. Dass and after J. Flaxman], bust right, william iiii . king ., wavy line circumferential border, rev. lion walking left, palm-tree behind, edge plain, 31mm, 11.69g/6h (Prid. 176 [Sale, lot 60]; SW 1.31; KM. Pn9; cf. Fore II, 788; cf. ‘Diana’ 726). Extremely fine and dark-toned, extremely rare £9,000-£12,000 --- Provenance: Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 194 [acquired June 1979]. Owner’s ticket, envelope and record card, “An original pattern that brings us full circle in William IIII’s obv. head and Flaxman’s lion now reverse”

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Rupee, 1862, type G/III [Prid. A/III], Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria queen, 3.75 panels in jabot, v on bodice at centre, round pearls in crown with single line curves, no crescent at point of shoulder, rev. one rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, top flower with angular spikes, no cone below top flower, bud cone above one, no cone by last e of rupee, edge grained, 11.70g/12h (Prid. 65 var. [Sale, lot 111]; SW 4.46; KM. 473.1). Two tiny rim nicks on reverse and a small discolouration streak, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare £140-£180 --- Provenance: M.L. Bower Collection, Spink Auction 55 (London), 8 October 1986, lot 610 (part) ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 765, two tickets and label. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Pridmore silver Pattern 5 Rupees, 1854 The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, original Pattern 5 Rupees, 1854 [John Pinches, London], in silver, bust left, no initials on truncation, victoria queen, date below, rev. lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, 5 rupees, panch rupiya in exergue, edge plain, 18mm, 3.95g/6h (Prid. 31 [Sale, lot 18, this coin]; SW 3.27; KM. Pn16). Brilliant and virtually as struck, richly toned, a superb little coin of the highest rarity as an original Pattern; no others with plain edge seen by the cataloguer in commerce £5,000-£7,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 18, ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, William IV, silver Half-Rupee, 1835, type A/I, Calcutta, bust left, rs [Robert Saunders] on truncation, william iiii , king ., rev. half rupee, hasht ana surrounded by laurel wreath with 21 berries, east india company around, date below with stop to right, edge grained, 5.85g/11h (Prid. 66 [Sale, lot 32]; SW 1.51; KM. 449.4; cf. Fore III, 2287). Virtually as struck with much original bloom, light peripheral toning, very rare £600-£800 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) May 1980 (3894), ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, original copper Proof Quarter-Anna, 1862, type E/II [Prid. B/I], Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 4 panels in jabot, two flowers in lowest panel, v in relief on bodice, rev. one quarter anna above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, leaf on each side below date, edge plain, 6.47g/12h (Prid. 605 [Sale, lot 237]; SW 4.167; KM. 467; cf. Fore I, 176). Trifling marks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, obverse with rich red reflective patina, reverse retaining original colour, extremely rare as an original Proof [previously certified and graded PCGS PR 63 BN] £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 309, label. Owner’s ticket, envelope and PCGS label (392169.63). This interesting coin pairs a new obverse by the Swiss engraver Johannes Lutz, who became head engraver at Calcutta in 1863, with an original reverse by Leonard Wyon

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, original silver Proof Rupee, 1840, type I [F/VIII], Calcutta, bust left, lock of hair on front riband, diagonal ridge on rear riband, no initials on truncation, victoria queen continuous, rev. one rupee, yek rupiya surrounded by laurel wreath with 35 berries, east india company around, date below in small numerals with stop to right, crescent privy mark, edge grained, 11.66g/12h (Prid. 54 [Sale, lot 27, this coin]; SW 2.17; KM. 457.10; cf. Fore I, 597). Light graze on cheek and two trifling spots on reverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, extremely rare as an original Proof £2,400-£3,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 27, ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], silver Rupee, type A/1, 1882, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.75 panels in jabot, v on bodice at centre, crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharao Raja sawai Mangal Singh bahadur 1882 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, edge grained, 11.64g/12h (Prid. 998 [Sale, lot 186]; Stevens website AL 256; KM. 45; cf. Fore III, 1096). Scuffed and bright from past cleaning, otherwise very fine £30-£40 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, BIKANIR, Victoria [Ganga Singh (1887-1943)], original silver Proof Rupee, type C/2, 1892 [1892-4], Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.5 panels in jabot, no v on bodice or crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharaj Ganga Singh bahadur sanat 1892 in Nagari and Persian in centre, one rupee bikanir state divided by fly-whisks, edge grained, 11.71g/12h (Prid. 1004 [not in Sale]; Stevens website BK 126; KM. 72; cf. SJA 14, 656). Brilliant and practically as struck, toned, extremely rare £800-£1,000 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Brilliant p[ractically] as s[truck]”

An important and extremely rare original Proof Rupee, 1911, Bombay The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, original silver Proof Rupee, 1911, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, b.m. [Bertram Mackennal] on truncation, elephant on decoration resembles a pig, george v king emperor, rev. one rupee india and date, yek rupiya surrounded by ornate scroll containing rose, thistle and shamrock, lotus flowers above and below, bead below lower lotus, wide flat rim, edge grained, 11.64g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; SW 8.16, this coin noted; KM. 523; cf. Fore I, 666). Numerous marks in obverse field, otherwise brilliant and superbly toned with heavily frosted features and fully reflective surfaces, a stunning coin of extreme rarity, especially as an original Proof £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 897 [from R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) October 1998], two tickets and label. Owner’s ticket and envelope. See footnote to Lot 1204. The cataloguer echoes Randy Weir’s remarks about this coin in the ‘Diana’ catalogue; while original 1911 proof rupees from Calcutta are occasionally seen, those from Bombay are exceptionally rare and perhaps the piece in the Fore collection is the only other specimen to have been on the market this century

An original Proof Half-Rupee, 1912 The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, original silver Proof Half-Rupee, 1912, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, very feint b.m. [Bertram Mackennal] on truncation, elephant on decoration, george v king emperor, rev. half rupee india and date, hasht ana [Eight Annas] surrounded by ornate scroll containing rose, thistle and shamrock, lotus flowers above and below, edge grained, 5.83g/12h (Prid. p.194 [Sale, lot 264, this coin]; SW 8.64, this coin noted; KM. 522; cf. Fore I, 561 [= SJA 52, 3375]). Minor hairlines in obverse field and a small toning spot under first r of emperor, otherwise brilliant mint state, extremely rare, especially as an original Proof; only one other [Fore’s] noted on the market in recent years £3,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: A.P. Spencer (London) Collection F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 264 (part) [acquired from A.P.S. 1962], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 280 (part) [from Spink (London) February 1988]. Owner’s ticket and envelope.

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, cupro-nickel lozenge-shaped 2 Annas, 1927, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left dividing date, elephant on decoration, george v king emperor, lotus flower above, india below, rev. 2 annas within double-lined rectangle, rendu anÄlu do aane bÄ“ ÄnÄ du'i ÄnÄ around, edge plain, 5.82g/12h (Prid. 887 [Sale, lot 182, this coin]; SW 8.248; KM. 516; cf. Fore III, 2236). Tiny spot on back of King’s neck, otherwise brilliant mint state £150-£200 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 182 (part) [acquired 1965], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 317 (part). Owner’s envelope

An 1835 Proof Half-Anna in silver The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, original Proof Half-Anna, 1835 [1845+], in silver, type A/I, Calcutta, arms and supporters, ausp : reg : & sen : ang : on riband, date above, rev. do pai half anna within laurel wreath of 20 berries, east india company around, thin raised beaded border both sides, edge grained, 30mm, 11.69g/12h (Prid. 136 [Sale, lot 43, this coin]; SW 1.77; KM. 447.2a; cf. Fore II, 747 [= Baldwin 101, 3457]; cf. Baldwin 83, 5193). Dull surfaces, otherwise virtually as struck, exceptionally rare; very few specimens known £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 43 [from Baldwin (London)], ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card. XRF analysis shows the metal content as silver 92.53%, copper 6.93%, with trace elements of gold and lead

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, silver Quarter-Rupee, 1840 [1850-62], type II/I mule [A/III], Calcutta or Bombay, bust left, .w.w [William Wyon] on truncation, victoria queen divided, rev. 1/4 rupee, chahar ana surrounded by laurel wreath with 34 berries, date below with stop to right, seriffed 4, crescent privy mark, edge grained, 2.90g/12h (Prid. 108 [Sale, lot 38]; SW 3.55; KM. 454.1; cf. Fore III, 2249). About extremely fine, very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt Spink (London) September 1985, ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

The first Indian Rupee to the new size and weight standard The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Patterns, William IV, original silver Pattern Rupee, 1834, type 2, Calcutta, unsigned [by K. Dass and J. Prinsep], bust right after W. Wyon, gulielmus iiii d : g : britt. et ind. rex [William IV by the Grace of God King of Great Britain and India], rev. lotus flower above one rupee and date, all within laurel wreath with 38 berries, east india company above, ek rupiya, yek rupiya, ek rupiya below, wavy line circumferential borders both sides, edge plain, 32mm, 11.72g/5h (Prid. 170 [Sale, lot 54]; SW 1.22; KM. Pn2; cf. Fore II, 787). Brilliant and virtually as struck, attractively toned, extremely rare as an original Pattern £8,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: With Baldwin (London), ticket Bt S. Album (Santa Rosa, CA) December 1993. Owner’s envelope and record card. Following the rejection by authorities of Kasinath Dass’ first patterns for a rupee, measuring 26.5mm and submitted in April 1834 (Prid. 168-9, not represented in this collection), James Prinsep (1799-1840), Assay Master at Calcutta, proposed a larger coin equivalent in size to the US half-dollar. Receiving approval in October, matrix dies were prepared and Robert Saunders forwarded five specimens of this new rupee to the Mint Committee on 17 November. The following day the new coins were passed to the newly-installed Governor-General, Lord Bentinck (1774-1839), who was satisfied with the dimensions but asked to see designs incorporating other devices and without the incongruity of a legend in Latin. It would seem likely that Bentinck, serving as the governor of Fort William (Bengal) in the first half of 1834, never saw Dass’ first patterns, which also featured Latin legends, as suggested by Randy Weir in his footnote to Fore II, 787. It is thought that at least 10 original patterns exist