India 1914(b) rupee

Ponterio sale 173, lot 1420

This specimen was lot 1420 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $940. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Rupee Restrike, 1914. Bombay Mint. NGC PL-63. From the Sanjay Gandhi Collection." The rupees of George V were struck 1912-22 and 1935-36 and most dates are common. Proofs are rare. The Calcutta mint contributed another 33,100,000.

Recorded mintage: 15,270,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 11.66 g, .917 silver, .343 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-524; Mitchiner-2021.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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