India 1918(c) 2 annas

Stephen Album sale 37, lot 2910

This specimen was lot 2910 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $119. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, 2 annas, 1918 (c), NGC graded MS64." The two annas, originally a silver coin (KM 515), was switched to copper-nickel in 1918 and struck to this design until 1936. Similar two annas were struck for George VI until 1947. The administration also attempted to circulate copper-nickel four and eight annas but failed. The Bombay mint also minted this type.

Recorded mintage: 53,412,000 + proofs.

Specification: 5.62 g, copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-516.

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 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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