India 1927(b) anna

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42259

This specimen was lot 42259 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $456. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Copper-Nickel Anna Restrike, 1927-(B). Bombay Mint. George V. NGC PROOF-65." This one anna was struck at the Bombay mint as part of a type struck 1911-20, 1923-30, 1933-36. The denomination was introduced in 1906 and struck until the end of the Raj in 1947.

Recorded mintage: 12,953,000 plus proofs and restrikes.

Specification: 3.8 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-513; S&W-8.313.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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