India 1908-B anna

Stephen Album sale 37, lot 1321

This specimen was lot 1321 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $166.60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: Edward VII, 1901-1910, 1 anna, 1908-B, an attractive example! NGC graded MS63." This type, struck 1906-10, introduced this denomination, which was struck until the end of the Raj in 1947. Sixteen annas made a rupee.

Recorded mintage: 22,536,000 + proofs.

Specification: 3.8 g, copper nickel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-504.

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 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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• 1907-B anna
• 1908 1/12 anna
• 1908 ¼ anna
• 1908(c) 2 annas
• 1908(c) quarter rupee
• 1908(c) half rupee
• 1908(c) rupee
• 1908-B rupee
• 1910-B anna
• Coins and currency dated 1908