Watch List notes:

India, East India Company, Haileybury College, gold prize medal for Arabic, undated (c. 1809), by C. H. Küchler, struck at the Soho mint, Birmingham, arms of the East India Company, rev. Arabic script reading 'Pursuit of Knowledge is better than the pursuit of Gold', edge inscribed JOHN McFARLAN JUNE 1857, 37mm., wt. 49.73gms. (Puddester 948.1.1), in original red presentation box titled 'Persian', two edge knocks on reverse at 1 and 6 o'clock and light hairlines in obverse and reverse fields, otherwise brilliant uncirculated and exceedingly rare (£6000-7000)