India 1934(c) 2 annas

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42256

This specimen was lot 42256 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $528. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. 2 Annas, 1934-(C). Calcutta Mint. George V. NGC MS-63." The two annas was struck for George V 1912-30, 1933-36 at Calcutta and Bombay. It replaced an older silver coin. The 1934 was struck only at Calcutta. It is listed with a high catalog value in uncirculated.

Recorded mintage: 7,016,000 plus proofs and restrikes.

Specification: 5.62 g, copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-516; S&W-8.264; Prid-892.

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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