India 1892-B 1/4 rupee
This specimen was lot 75083 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mint Error -- Struck 15% Off-Center -- 1/4 Rupee, 1892-B. Bombay Mint. Victoria. NGC Fine Details--Reverse Damage. This curious silver minor is rather obviously off-center on both sides yet retains all its identifying detail. A small and shallow gouge on the reverse accounts for the designation but is hardly a distraction for this interesting example." This is a common date of a type struck 1877-1901. For this date, the mintmark, found on the topmost flower, is incuse.
Recorded mintage: 4,059,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 2.92 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-490; S&W-6.311; Prid-427.
- 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, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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