† COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, SUMATRA East India Company, Copper Proof Keping, AH1202 / 1787, obv the balemark of the EIC and date, rev date and denomination in Malay (Pr 19A; KM 257.1). Uncirculated Proof, toned, die break evident on both sides, deeper mirror surfaces than the Keping in the previous lot. With the differences in quality of the proofs, with the depth of the mirror fields and the lack of or die rust appearing in several degrees, it is obvious that the Soho mint didn’t always take a great deal of care in the striking of these proofs and that they were struck over some period. £80-100
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