India 1917(b) anna

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45091

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45091 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. British India. Anna, 1917-(B). Bombay Mint. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. A decently struck coin with medium gray toning and subtle underlying luster." 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: 58,097,000, a common date.

Specification: 3.8 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-513; SW-8.287.

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, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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