India 1862(c) 1/4 rupee

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This denomination, the second smallest of the silver issues, was struck for India at the Calcutta, Bombay and Madras mints in 1862 and 1874-76. As the 1862 is the most frequently seen, it seems logical to suppose it was struck with a frozen date 1862-73. The issues of the various mints, which did not use mintmarks, vary slightly in diameter. We have attributed this to Calcutta merely because it is the most common.

Recorded mintage: 19,412,000 (Calcutta), 11,390,000 (Bombay), 5,049,000 (Madras).

Specification: 2.92 g, 0.917 fine silver, .086 troy oz ASW, 19.3-20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 470.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Stevens, Paul, and Randy Weir, The Uniform Coinage of India, 1835 to 1947, A Catalogue and Pricelist, London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2012.

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