India 1907 1/4 anna
This specimen was lot 71231 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. 1/4 Anna, 1907-(C). Calcutta Mint. Edward VII. PCGS MS-65 Red. Showcasing rich coppery red surfaces that are illuminated with sweeping luster and demonstrate hints of magenta and cobalt tone when illuminated. Intriguingly, signs of rather powerful die clashing can be witnessed in the fields. A gorgeous Gem that will satisfy any specialist." This quarter anna was struck at the Calcutta mint 1906-10. The weight was reduced from 6.48 g in 1906 and thence to 4.72 g in 1909. A quarter anna was one sixty fourth of a rupee.
Recorded mintage: 234,382,000 + proofs, all without mintmark.
Specification: 4.83 g, bronze, 25.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-502; S&W-7.173.
- 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, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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