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INDIA: LOT of 290 coins

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Group Lots Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:180.00 - 240.00 USD
INDIA: LOT of 290 coins
SOLD
300.00USD+ (60.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2021 May 13 @ 22:50UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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INDIA: LOT of 290 coins, including AR 2 annas 1911(c) with the so-called "pig"-style elephant (Fine), and 37 pre-decimal coins from 1950-56 (1 rupee, 6 half rupees, 7 quarter rupees, 3 two annas, 3 annas, 6 half annas, and 12 pice), and 252 decimal coins after 1956, including an AR 10 rupees 1972 (25th Anniversary of the Republic); average circulated grades with some better examples, all identified on accompanying paper flips; retail value $750, lot of 290 pieces. On the "pig"-style 2 annas, the king appears wearing the chain of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire. Because of poor engraving, the elephant looked very much like a pig. The Muslim population was enraged and the image had to be quickly redesigned.