India 1935(c) 2 annas
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This specimen was lot 36167 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. 2 Annas, 1935-(C). Calcutta Mint. George V. PCGS MS-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.
Recorded mintage: 12,344,000 from Calcutta plus 21,017,000 from Bombay.
Specification: 5.62 g, copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM-516; S&W-8.266; Prid-893.
- 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 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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