India 1879-C 1/2 rupee

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Stephen Album sale 47, lot 980

This specimen was lot 980 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $15,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, AR 1/2 rupee, 1879-C, a lovely mint state example and thus rare! PCGS graded MS63, RR. Tied for finest graded example at both NGC and PCGS!" This type was issued at Calcutta and Bombay 1877-1901 in a bewildering array of varieties, including proofs, off-metal strikes and restrikes. The type is not rare but is infrequently seen compared to the silver rupee. It is distinguished from the type issued 1862-76 by the obverse legend, "VICTORIA EMPRESS" instead of "VICTORIA QUEEN."

Recorded mintage: 1,008,000, a rare date.

Specification: 5.83 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-491, S&W-6.176, Prid-263.

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.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.

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