India 1908(c) 1/4 rupee

Stephen Album sale 15, lot 1467

This specimen was lot 3071 in Stephen Album sale 15 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2013), where it sold for $440. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: Edward VII, 1901-1910, AR ¼ rupee, 1908(c), proof restrike, NGC graded Proof 63, ex. John Page Collection." The quarter rupee struck during the Raj was about the size of a dime but contained about 12¢ of silver. All the Edward VII issues were struck at Calcutta except for a few made at Bombay in 1910.

Recorded mintage: 7,084,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 2.92 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-506, Y-32.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 15, featuring the John Page Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2012.

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