India 1914(c) 1/12 anna

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2435

This specimen was lot 2435 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $94. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AE 1/12 anna, 1914(c). NGC graded MS66 RD." This twelfth anna was struck at the Calcutta mint before World War One. The type was struck 1912-36 and is common in all grades but still makes a handsome coin in nice condition. The Bombay mint also struck this type but only in 1924-28 and 1936. A twelfth anna was 1/192 of a rupee.

Recorded mintage: 19,814,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 1.6 g, bronze, plain edge, 17.4 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-509. S&W-8.534.

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 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

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