India 1914(b) anna

Steve Album sale 38, lot 2775

This specimen was lot 2775 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $107.10. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, 1 anna, 1914(b), lightly toned lustrous fields, NGC graded MS63, ex John Page Collection." This type was struck 1911-20, 1923-30, 1933-36. The denomination was introduced in 1906 and struck until the end of the Raj in 1947.

Recorded mintage: 48,000,000 + proofs, a scarce date.

Specification: 3.80 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-513.

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 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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