India 1926(b) 1/2 rupee
The first specimen was lot 624 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR 1/2 rupee, 1926(b), a lovely mint state example, NGC graded MS64." The second specimen was lot 2657 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR 1/2 rupee, 1926(b), a wonderful example, PCGS graded MS64." This half rupee was struck at the Bombay mint at the end of the reign of George V. 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. Bombay minted none between 1928 and 1936. The minting of rupees effectively ceased after 1922.
Recorded mintage: 2,011,000 plus proofs and restrikes plus 4,027,000 from Calcutta.
Specification: 5.83 g, 0.917 fine silver.
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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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