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Auction: CSS72 - A Collection of South East Asian Coins and Banknotes Part II
Lot: 372

British Sumatra, 3 Keping copper pattern, VEIC, AH1202 (1787), PROOF, weight 9.78g, reeded edge,

With original Pridmore auction Baldwin envelope from Glendining's, catalogued by AH Baldwin & Sons, and a copy of catalogue reference stating "Provenance: Pridmore Collection part 2, Glendining, 18-19 October 1982, Lot 225, Ex-Wodak collection, private purchase 1975."

Bill Wodak ran a trading firm in Singapore ca.1940-1950's, while Pridmore was based at Singapore. Thus much of the local material Wodak acquired had passed through Pridmore's hands.

Ex. Pridmore collection, edge grained right,
(PR-23c), NGC PF 64BN, NGC Cert. # 3957235-002, Pedigree: Purchased from Spink Singapore, Auction #1119, 24 June 1995.

Sold for
HK$65,000

Starting price
HK$50000