Description
British India, William IIII, 1840 Mule, Minted in Bombay, Obv. Bust of the king, Rev. Mule of Victoria Queen. NGC Graded VF40, Very Rare. An intriguing emergency mule, this coin unites two reigns through an unusual die pairing: a William IV obverse dated 1835 combined with a reverse altered to read 1840. The reverse appears to show 40 re-punched over 35, suggesting modification of an earlier die. It was likely struck during the transitional period when new Victoria reverse dies were delayed, compelling the mint to improvise with existing William IV dies to maintain production continuity
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