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Lot No.263
AUC50
Republic of India
Stainless Steel
1985, set of 4 pattern coins in stainless steel, 50 paise, 25 paise, 20 paise and 10 paise, Bombay mint, Diamond mint-mark. Obv: Denomination and date. Rev: Ashoka emblem. This design was officially cancelled by mint and never introduced into circulation.
All 4 coins in MS details grade, 3 are garded by NGS and 20 Paisa is ungraded, Extremely rare.
The 1985 Steel Pattern coins, especially the cancelled version, is one of the most sought-after coins of the Republic India series.
Only a handful of these cancelled pattern coins are known to have survived, as most test pieces would have been destroyed or retained in official archives. The existing specimens likely escaped the mint as samples.
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