India 1899(c) 1/4 anna
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This specimen was lot 75090 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. 1/4 Anna, 1899-(C). Calcutta Mint. Victoria. NGC MS-63 Red. This handsome Choice example shines with bright red freshness accented by a few flecks of tone." This type was struck fairly steadily 1877-1901 but the Bombay mint contributed 1877, 1882-89 only.
Recorded mintage: 36,896,000, a common date.
Specification: 6.14 g, copper, 25.18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-486; S&W-6.546.
- 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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