India 1888-B 2 annas

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 57189

This specimen was lot 57189 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. 2 Annas, 1888-B. Bombay Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-65." 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 the smallest silver denomination. It is distinguished from the type issued 1862-76 by the obverse legend, "VICTORIA EMPRESS" instead of "VICTORIA QUEEN." For 1888, Bombay used an incuse mintmark.

Recorded mintage: 8,039,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 1.46 g, .917 silver, .043 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-488; S&W-6.396; Pr-541.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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