India 1915(b) rupee

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73715

This specimen was lot 73716 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Rupee, 1915-(B). Bombay Mint. George V. PCGS MS-64. An attractive near-Gem example with blue-gray toning and cartwheel luster bursting through." 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 9,900,000 in 1915.

Recorded mintage: 5,372,000, a slightly better date.

Specification: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-524; S&W-8.31; Prid-221.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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