India 1916(c) 1/2 rupee

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1995

This specimen was lot 1995 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $450. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR ½ rupee, 1916(c), a superb lustrous example! PCGS graded MS65." This half rupee was struck at the Calcutta mint in the middle of World War One. It was never minted in the immense numbers of the George V rupees but it is not rare, being struck steadily 1912-30, 1933-36. This date is common. The minting of rupees effectively ceased after 1922.

Recorded mintage: 3,644,000 plus proofs and restrikes plus 5,880,000 from Bombay.

Specification: 5.83 g, 0.917 fine silver, .172 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-522, S&W-8.78.

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 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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