INDIA. Portuguese India. Goa. 12 Reis, ND (1843-49). Goa Mint. Maria II. NGC MS-63 Brown.
KM-262; Gomes-10.01. Just one of two examples in the NGC census, and laughably superior as the other merely grades VG, this Choice specimen radiates with a deep chocolate brown hue and enticing detail. Noted merely for completeness however is a small edge crack--rather typical for these cruder colonial issues.
Estimate: $600 - $900