India 1924(b) 1/4 anna
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This specimen was lot 56590 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. 1/4 Anna, 1924-(B). Bombay Mint. George V. PCGS MS-63 Brown." This quarter anna was struck at the Bombay mint after World War One. The type was struck 1912-20, 1924-36 and is common in all grades but still makes a handsome coin in nice condition. This is a common date. The Calcutta mint also struck this type. A quarter anna was one sixty-fourth of a rupee.
Recorded mintage: 16,322,000 plus proofs, a common date.
Specification: 4.72 g, bronze, 25.4 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-517; S&W-8.354; Prid-677.
- 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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