India 1922(b) 1/2 rupee
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This specimen was lot 24064 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. 1/2 Rupee, 1922-(B). Bombay Mint. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Pop: 1; none graded finer by PCGS. A gorgeous, blast white coin, blazing with luster, with a freshly minted look." This half rupee was struck at the Calcutta mint soon after the end 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. The minting of rupees effectively ceased after 1922.
Recorded mintage: 1,037,000, a low mintage date.
Specification: 5.83 g, 0.917 fine silver, .172 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-522.
- 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 January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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