The only known genuine Indian gold rupee coin bearing the uncrowned portrait of Edward VII is among the rare and unique Indian coins that will be offered by Noonans Mayfair on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 1 & 2, 2024. Estimated to fetch £15,000-20,000, the coin is from Part II of the Puddester Collection which is expected to fetch in the region of £750,000.

Peter Preston-Morley, Special Projects Director (Numismatics) at Noonans explained:

He continues:

Part II comprises 1,181 coins that will be sold in over 700 lots. Highlights include a unique original striking in gold of an Edward VII Rupee, dating from 1903 from the Calcutta mint [lot 1191].

As Mr Preston-Morley added:

An excessively rare and the finest known experimental silver Rupee of 1939 from the reign of George VI - believed to be the finest of the few known specimens in private hands - is estimated at £20,000-£30,000 [lot 1229].

says Mr Preston-Morley,

Elsewhere an extremely rare gold Double-Mohur from 1835 and the reign of William IV is estimated at £15,000-£20,000 [lot 908].

Mr Preston-Morley puts it into context:

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