Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 38 26 Sep 2019
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India, Edward VII, proof restrike rupee, 1907, Bombay mint, crowned bust r., rev. value, country and date within floral border (KM.508; Pr.203; S&W.7.38), deeply toned, certified and graded by NGC as Proof 64
The mintmark on the Edward VII proof restrike coins are not consistently indicative of where the coin was struck. Calcutta had sent all of their dies to Bombay sometime after 1952 as that mint closed down. Sometime after 1955, the Restrike's availability became known to the general collecting public and they took it upon themselves to order the dates of coins that had shown to be unavailable to the market. This explains why there are quite a number of the restrike 1835 2 mohur coins, as the Bombay mint had to be supplied with the necessary physical gold and a striking premium in order to obtain this important type coin.
(800-1200 GBP)
The mintmark on the Edward VII proof restrike coins are not consistently indicative of where the coin was struck. Calcutta had sent all of their dies to Bombay sometime after 1952 as that mint closed down. Sometime after 1955, the Restrike's availability became known to the general collecting public and they took it upon themselves to order the dates of coins that had shown to be unavailable to the market. This explains why there are quite a number of the restrike 1835 2 mohur coins, as the Bombay mint had to be supplied with the necessary physical gold and a striking premium in order to obtain this important type coin.
(800-1200 GBP)