India 1920(b) rupee

Stephen Album sale 37, lot 2925

This specimen was lot 2925 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $357. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR rupee, 1920 (b), a lovely example! PCGS graded MS65." This rupee was struck at the Bombay mint after World War One. Wartime issues at Bombay (dot on reverse) and Calcutta (no dot) were large but dwindled and ceased after 1922, not to resume until 1938.

Recorded mintage: 55,937,000 + proofs.

Specification: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-524.

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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