India 1907 1/12 anna

Stack's Bowers November 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 78056

This specimen was lot 78056 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. 1/12 Anna, 1907-(C). Calcutta Mint. Edward VII. PCGS MS-64 Red." This type was struck at Calcutta 1906-10 and replaced a copper type (KM 497) of 1903-06. Sixteen annas made a rupee, so 192 of these made a rupee. There may have been a reduction in weight as well. All seem to be products of the Calcutta mint. The denomination was discontinued in 1942.

Recorded mintage: 20,985,000 plus proofs and restrikes.

Specification: 1.6 g, bronze, 17.5 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-498; S&W-7.223; Prid-823.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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