India 1935(c) 1/4 anna
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This specimen was lot 1993 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AE ¼ anna, 1935(c), a fantastic full red lustrous example! PCGS graded MS66 RD." The quarter anna was 1/64th of a rupee and was the largest bronze denomination struck under the predecimal system. It was struck in large numbers throughout the Raj until 1942. The 1934 is common. The absence of a dot below the date marks this as a product of the Calcutta mint.
Recorded mintage: 92,595,000 plus proofs and restrikes.
Specification: 4.72 g, bronze, 25.4 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-512, S&W-8.384, Prid-675.
- 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 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.
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