India 1920(c) rupee

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71083

This specimen was lot 71083 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Rupee, 1920-(C). Calcutta Mint. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. A largely untoned and highly lustrous rupee." This rupee was struck at the Calcutta 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: 50,500,000 + proofs + 55,937,000 from Bombay.

Specification: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-524; SW-8.50.

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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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