Bengal Presidency, Copper 1/8 (Falus), 18.3mm, Princep's Coinage, (1780-1784 AD Issue), Pulta Mint, INO Shah Alam II, AH 1195 / 22 RY, Machine struck issue. P.Stevens (Page 36) 3.25 / F. Prid 198. NGC graded MS 63 BN. Rare. (Only 2 coins graded higher by NGC and none by PCGS in this category till 1/03/2025). This coin has an interesting history. It was minted by John Princep who came to Bombay as a cadet in the East India Company army. On his retirement from the army in 1780, he discovered copper mines in Bihar and secured a contract from the Bengal government to mint a new copper coinage for the Bengal Presidency. He established India's first mechanised mint in Fulta, 22 kms south of Calcutta, introduced many new techniques and equipment, and struck high quality machine made coins in four denominations: half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth anna. However, the EIC directors in London disagreed with this decision and ordered the cancellation of the contract, but their instructions reached India 12 days too late, and Princep (who had probably been intimated earlier of the EIC's decision to terminate) exercised his option rights to extend the contract by 27 years beyond the first three years. Eventually, in 1785 Princep was able to extort a huge settlement from the Company to terminate the contract. Princep's coins were minted for about four years only (1780-4) before the mint was surrendered to the EIC.

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Bengal Presidency, Silver ½ Rupee, (1793-1818 AD) Issue, Murshidabad (Calcutta) Mint, INO Shah Alam II, 19 RY, Mintmark extra dot on top of triangle of dots on Obverse, Oblique Milling right. P.Stevens (Page 48) 4.20 / F. Prid 158. NGC graded MS 65. Very Scarce. (Only 1 coin graded higher by NGC and none by PCGS in this category till 1/03/2025).

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Bengal Presidency, Silver 1/4 Rupee, (3 Coins), 1& 2) Murshidabad Mint, AH 1204/19, Oblique Milling and Vertical Milling, 3) Farukhabad Mint, AH 1204 RY 45, Plain edge, P. Stevens (page 48, 91, 176) 4.22, 6.16, 9.20 type / F.Prid 159, 174,331. About Very Fine to Very Fine+, Scarce.

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Bengal Presidency, Silver Rupee, 11.48g, (1793 AD Issue), Patna (Murshidabad) Mint, RY 19, INO Shah Alam II. dot in centre of right circle of rosettes. P.Stevens 5.34. Very Fine+, Rare.

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Bengal Presidency, Silver Rupee, 11.16g (1812-1815 AD Issue), Muhammadabad Banaras Mint, AH (122)9 / 17/49 RY, INO Shah Alam II. P.Stevens 7.139/Prid 286. NGC graded MS 63, Very Scarce.

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Bengal Presidency, Silver Rupee, (1820-1831 AD Issue), Farrukhabad Mint (Struck at Banaras), INO Shah Alam II, 45 RY, Vertical Milling on edge. inverted v   '^' on obverse & dot in cluster on reverse, P.Stevens (Page 112) 7.149 / F. Prid 323. NGC graded MS 64. Rare. (Only 5 coins graded higher by NGC and none by PCGS in this category till 1/03/2025).

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Bengal Presidency, Silver 1/4 Rupee, 2.80g, Farrukhabad Mint (Calcutta), INO Shah Alam II, Edge: grained Right, 45 RY. P.Stevens (page 150) 8.107/F.Prid 316, Toned Extremely Fine, Very Scarce.

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Bengal Presidency, Silver 1/4 Rupee, 2.88g, Farrukhabad Mint (Calcutta), INO Shah Alam II, Edge: straight grained, AH 1204/45 RY. P.Stevens (page 152) 8.112/F.Prid 319, Toned Very Fine, Scarce.

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Bengal Presidency, Silver Rupee, (1820-1831 AD Issue), Farrukhabad Mint (Saugor Mint), INO Shah Alam II, 45 RY, Vertical Milling on edge. no inverted v   '^' on obverse & no dot in cluster on reverse, P.Stevens (Page 167) 8.143/ F. Prid 325. NGC graded MS 63. Rare. (Only Very few such coins either graded or offered for sale with proper attribution. Only 5 coins graded higher by NGC and none by PCGS in this category till 1/03/2025).

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Bengal Presidency, Silver 1/2 Rupee, 5.80g, Farrukhabad Mint (Calcutta), INO Shah Alam II, Crescent, Edge: Plain, 45 RY. P.Stevens (page 176) 9.18/F.Prid 329. Toned Extremely Fine, Scarce.

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Bengal Presidency, Copper 1 Pai Sikka, (1831 AD Issue), RY 37, INO Shah Alam II. P.Stevens (page 178) 9.26/Prid 209. NGC graded MS 64 BN. Very Scarce. (Only 3 coins graded higher by NGC in this category till 1/03/2025).

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Bengal Presidency, Copper ½ Anna/ Nim Falus, 13.02g, (1831-1835 AD Isuue) Calcutta Mint. Reverse Die Inverted. P.Stevens (page 180) 9.29 type / F.Prid 213. NGC graded MS 62 BN. Rare. (Very few coins graded till date. Only 3 coins graded higher by NGC and 1 by PCGS in this category till 1/03/2025).

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Bengal Presidency, Copper Pie, (1831-1835 AD Isuue) Calcutta Mint. P.Stevens (Page 180) 9.31/F.Prid 215. PCGS MS 63 RB. Scarce. (16 coins graded higher by NGC and 11 by PCGS in this category till 1/03/2025).

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Bombay Presidency, Copper Pice, 10.31g, 1816, Obv: Bale mark, Rev: Scale in equilibrium & 'Adil' in between scale. P.Stevens (page 252) 3.65 type /F.Prid 169. Very Fine, Scarce.

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Bombay Presidency, Silver Rupee & ½ Rupee (2 Coins),(1823-1835 AD issue), Surat Mint, struck in Bombay, INO Shah Alam II, AH 1215 / 46 RY, Plain edge. Paul Stevens (page 268) 5.8, 5.11/F. Prid 286, 288. Very Fine, Scarce.

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Bombay Presidency, Copper Quarter Anna, 6.43g, AD 1830 / 1246 AH. P.Stevens (page 270) 5.16/F. Prid 205. About Extremely Fine, Very Scarce.

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Bombay Presidency, Copper Quarter Anna, 6.35g, AD 1832 / 127 AH. P.Stevens (page 270) 5.20/F. Prid 208. Extremely Fine, Very Scarce.

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Bombay Presidency, Copper 1/12 Anna/Pie, 2.18g, (1830-1833 AD Issue), AD 1831 / 1246 AH. P.Stevens (Page 270) 5.23/F.Prid 211, About Extremely Fine, Scarce.

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Bombay Presidency, Copper, Half Anna, 12.83g, 1834 AD / 1249 AH, letters 2.2mm, Obv: Arms of East India Company and date, Rev: Scales with Adil between the pans and Adl.P.Stevens (page 271) 5.30/F. Prid 216. About Extremely Fine, Scarce.

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Bombay Presidency, Copper 1/12 Anna/Pie, (1833-1844 AD Issue), AD 1833 / 1248 AH. P.Stevens (Page 276) 5.39/F.Prid 222. NGC Slabbed MS 62 BN. Very Scarce. (Only 10 coins graded higher by NGC and none by PCGS in this category till 1/3/2025),

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Bombay Presidency, Silver Rupee, 11.46g, Surat Mint, INO Shah Alam II, 4(6) RY, INO Shah Alam II. P.Stevens (page 306) 6.163/F.Prid 253. Extremely Fine+, Scarce.

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Bombay Presidency, Copper 2 Pice, 13.11g, 1794 AD. Soho Mint, Obv: Bale Mark and date, Rev: Scales, persian Adil, P.Stevens (Page 334) 8.7/F.Prid 121.Very Fine, Scarce.

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Bombay Presidency, Copper 1 Pice, 6.31g, 1791 AD. Obv: Bale Mark and date, Rev: Scales, persian Adil, reverse type IV. (These coins are more often seen in proof than in currency issues, esecially in high grades). P.Stevens (Page 339) 8.23/F.Prid 129. Extremely Fine+, Scarce.

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Bombay Presidency, Copper Pice Proof, Obv: Arms of East India Company 1804, Rev: Scale of equilibrium and Adli, 1219. P.Stevens 8.58/F. Prid 199. NGC graded PF 65 BN. Very Scarce. (11 coins graded higher by NGC and none by PCGS in this category till 1/3/2025)

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Madras Presidency, Silver Rupee, 11.64g, (1713-1719 AD Issue), Chinnapatan Mint, AH (112)5/2 RY, INO Farrukhsiyar, Star mint mark on reverse, partial dotted border seen on obverse. P.Stevens (page 376) 2.22/F. Prid 126. Toned About Extremely Fine, Very Scarce.

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