India 1891(c) 1/4 anna

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2410

This specimen was lot 2410 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $152.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, ¼ anna, 1891(c). NGC graded MS65 RB." This type was struck at Calcutta 1877-1901 and at Bombay 1877-89 and is common. This specimen sold for 34 times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 86,076,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 6.4 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-486. S&W-6.513.

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 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

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