RMK's British India Pattern, Proofs, Mohur & OMS coins
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
India - British INDIA 1943 |
| Design Description: |
PROOF LAHORE |
| Item Description: |
NICKLE 1/4 RUPEE 1943 L LAHORE SW-9.91a PR Unlisted |
| Full Grade: |
PCGS PF 64 |
| Owner: |
Rajesh Kamath |
Owner Comments:
India (British)
Lahore, India (British), silver original proof 1/4 rupee, George VI, 1943-L, very rare, PCGS PR64, finest and only example in PCGS census.SW-9.91a; KM-unl.Choice rainbow toning over luster, mostly blue-purple in centers and reddish-gold near rims, no marks or wear except for the slightest contract friction on a couple high points, first date of type and only the third specimen known (the other two graded PF 62 and PF 64 by NGC), unlisted in KM and even unlisted in the Stevens-Weir reference but with new number assigned by them already for a later edition. The small but critical L mintmark appears properly at the bottom the reverse. Lahore is in modern-day Pakistan, which became an independent country in 1947 upon partition of British India