⅛ Tanga - Luíz I Calcutta

Obverse © A. Monge da Silva (CC0)

Features

Issuer	Portuguese India
King	Louis I (Luís I) (1861-1889)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1881-1886
Value	⅛ Tanga = 1½ Réis = 1⁄128 Rupia
Currency	Rupia (1880-1958)
Composition	Copper
Weight	3.30 g
Diameter	21.1 mm
Thickness	1.4 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 17299
References	KM# 307 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Gomes# L1 09 Alberto Gomes; 1991. Moedas Portuguesas. Associação Numismatica de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal.

Series: 1881/88

Obverse

Gomes/2013: L1.09.01 to 09.03

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LUDOVICUS I PORT ET ALGAR REX
1886

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
INDIA PORTUGUEZA
OITAVO
DE TANGA

Edge

Plain

Mint

Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date)

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1881	12 396 800		$ 5.60	$ 5.60	$ 9.10	$ 36	$ 100	AG#L1 09.01	50%
1884		$ 1.40	$ 5.10	$ 8.10	$ 20			AG#L1 09.02 (Mint. incl. in 1881)	33%
1886			$ 5.10	$ 7.70	$ 7.70	$ 38		AG#L1 09.03 (Mint. incl. in 1881)	40%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232041 Lot 62376	7 Oct 2020	1881 – AG#L1 09.01	UNC (NGC MS61 Brown)	USD 101.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions The Hamilton Collection of British India Coins Internet Auction 271921 Lot 38041	2 Jun 2019	1881 – AG#L1 09.01	UNC (NGC MS63 Brown)	USD 228.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 108 Lot 1764	13 Jan 2024	1881 – AG#L1 09.01	XF	USD 7.97 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions The Hamilton Collection of British India Coins Internet Auction 271921 Lot 38042	2 Jun 2019	1884 – AG#L1 09.02 (Mint. incl. in 1881)	UNC (NGC MS63 Red and Brown)	USD 408.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 98 Lot 1731	14 Oct 2023	1884 – AG#L1 09.02 (Mint. incl. in 1881)	VF	USD 7.97 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions The Hamilton Collection of British India Coins Internet Auction 271921 Lot 38043	2 Jun 2019	1886 – AG#L1 09.03 (Mint. incl. in 1881)	UNC (NGC MS65 Red and Brown)	USD 552.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 138 Lot 2680	27 Sep 2024	1886 – AG#L1 09.03 (Mint. incl. in 1881)	AU	USD 37.57 (EUR 33.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 128 Lot 1496	3 Jun 2024	1886 – AG#L1 09.03 (Mint. incl. in 1881)	AU	USD 35.29 (EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 109 Lot 1658	27 Jan 2024	1886 – AG#L1 09.03 (Mint. incl. in 1881)	AU	USD 37.57 (EUR 33.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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