India, Bombay Duncan, Stratton, & Co. Half RupeeTrial strike Coin. undated (1905) NEF and scarce. In February 1905, Duncan Stratton & Co. of 9 Marine Street, Bombay, on behalf of H. H. the Nizam of Hyderabad's mint, ordered coin presses from Greenwood and Batley of Leeds. These presses, to strike coins of one, half, quarter and eighth rupee (2 annas), were dispatched in February 1906. The manufacturers made dies and struck ‘proving pieces' to test the equipment and to 'prove' the efficiency of the minting presses to the purchasers. Proving pieces for each of the four coin sizes One Rupee, Half Rupee, Quarter Rupee and 2 Annas each bear the same designs. Thomas Green Wood and John Batley established the partnership in 1856. They were electrical Mechanical engineers who specialised in manufacturing small arms and ammunition at the Albion Foundry, Leeds. They later moved to the Albion Works, Armley, Leeds, where this proving piece was struck. They supplied coining presses and associated machinery to several foreign governments (firstly; China in 1887: at Tientsin). The Greenbat trade mark was adopted in 1967 and the company later became Greenbat Ltd. in 1973
IndiaRupees (8) 1862 NEF/EF, 1876 Bombay NEF, 1877 Bombay EF, 1877 Bombay VF, 1878 Bombay EF, 1879 Bombay VF/GVF, 1891 Calcutta C incuse Lustrous UNC, 1892 Calcutta C incuse UNC or near so and lustrous, 1916 Bombay Lustrous UNC, Indian States - Bikanir 1892 GEF/UNC, Indian States - Hyderabad AH1337/7 EF
Indian Nepal and Indian States a collection in an album and display tray (105), several States included such as Baroda, Cochin, Travancore, Gwalior and Hyderabad includes Silver and Bronze Dump types, others in silver and some Temple Tokens, wide variety of types represented
Hyderabad 1,000 Rupees dated 1332 very low serial number AA00008 Fine or better with ink annotations reverse and two staple holes at left WATERLOW & SONS, LIMITED, LONDON WALL, LONDON E.C. at bottom, rare
Hyderabad10 Rupees dated 1346 series CH82234 collectable VG-Fine with three staple holes at left WATERLOW & SONS, LIMITED, LONDON WALL, LONDON E.C. at bottom Pick S265
Hyderabad100 Rupees dated 1339 series PY09758 Fine-VF with two staple holes at left and two pinholes right top corner WATERLOW & SONS, LIMITED, LONDON WALL, LONDON E.C. at bottom Pick S266
India - British (22) One Rupee (6) 1840 Split legend, WW Raised, 1840 Continuous Legend, No WW (2), 1888 Calcutta, 1903, 1920 Bombay, Half Rupee 1840 Continuous legend, Quarter Rupee (2) 1840 Split legend, 1840 Continuous legend, 2 Annas (6) 1841 Split legend, 1841 Continuous legend, 1862, 1918, 1936, 1947, 1 Anna 1936, Quarter Annas (3) 1862, 1907, 1934, One Twelfth Anna 1862, Half Pice 1862, along with Bombay Presidency Quarter Anna 1833, Indian princely States (3) Travancore (2) Chuckram 1901. Fanam c.1920, Hyderabad Rupee c.1830, in mixed grades, many EF to UNC and lustrous including Victorian issues
National Rifle Association Medals (5), Bengal Presidency Rifle Association medal, by John Pinches, silver "Won by Sergt. N. George, India 1893 with 225 points". Hyderabad Rifle Association 1867, silver in John Pinches case. National Rifle Association Medal 1860, silver &bronze. N.R.A. King's Trophy Competition Medal by P.M., silver. Four in cases of issue. GVF. (5).
India Rupees (19) 1901 B incuse UNC, 1901 C incuse UNC toned, 1903 C UNC, 1903 B VF, 1903 B UNC with colourful toning, 1904 B GEF, 1904 C NEF, 1905 B EF, 1905 C GVF/NEF, 1906 C A/UNC toned, 1906 B EF, 1907 C VF/EF, 1907 B EF, 198 B EF, 1908 C Lustrous A/UNC, 1909 C VF, 1909 B GF, 1910 B NVF, 1910 C A/UNC, India - Princely StatesHyderabad Rupee AH1324 1906 Fine, Portuguese India Rupia 1903 VF
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