India 1925(b) 2 annas

from Stephen Album sale 41, lot 904

This specimen was lot 904 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, 2 annas, 1925(b), proof restrike, PCGS graded Proof 63." 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: 8,348,000 + proofs.

Specification: 5.62 g, copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-516, S&W-8.243.

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 41, featuring the Dick Nanta Collection of Giray Khans, Part II, the Charles Opitz Collection of Ethnographic Money, Part II, and the Allan F. Pacela Collection of Chinese Coins. Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

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