The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, Edward VII, original Pattern Anna, 1906, presumed Bombay, in silver on a rimless scalloped blank, unsigned, crowned bust right, no mint-mark below cross pattée in crown or initials below truncation, edward vii king & emperor in small letters, rev. india above large 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annā oru annā eka ānā oka ānā in angles, edge plain, 4.79g/12h (Prid. 1071 [Sale, lot 215 [= ‘Diana’ 401]; SW 7.142, recté silver; KM. Pn93, recté silver; cf. Fore II, 766, recté silver). Brilliant FDC, attractive dark tone, exceptionally rare; only two others noted by the cataloguer [Fore and Pridmore/‘Diana’] £4,000-£5,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Baldwin/Monetarium/Gillio/Wo Auction 30 (Singapore), 23 March 2000, lot 593.

Owner’s ticket and envelope.

XRF analysis shows the metal content as 92.71% silver, 7.08% copper and 0.21% lead, which backs up the opinion given by NGC on the Fore coin