Rupees
British India Rupee
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
INDIA - BRITISH |
| Design Description: |
Empress Victoria Type |
| Item Description: |
RUPEE 1893B |
| Full Grade: |
PCGS MS 65 |
| Owner: |
Zwiggy |
Owner Comments:
TOP POP tied at PCGS for this year and for the type
This is my type set coin for the 4th major type of Victoria Rupee minted (1874-1901). This is a standard 11.66gm of 91.7% silver coin. For some reason, coins from 1891-1893, while being very common even in high grades, tended to tone better than other Victoria rupees and this is probably one of the prettiest ones I have seen.
This coin is included simply because of the fantastic rainbow toning on the observe. It has a steely blue tone on the reverse with no spots to distract from the coin. It is tied for being a top pop for the both the year and the type across both grading services.