India 1938(c) 1/4 rupee

Goldberg sale 80, lot 4244

This specimen was lot 4244 in Goldberg sale 80 (Los Angeles, June 2014), where it sold for $1,528. The catalog description^[1] noted, "India - British. ¼ Rupee, 1938 (c). Silver. Type II. George VI. Deeply toned. NGC graded Proof 63." This quarter rupee was struck at the Calcutta mint just before World War Two. No circulating coins were produced in 1938. In 1940, the coin was reduced to 0.500 fine silver and ceased production in 1947.

Recorded mintage: proofs and restrikes only.

Specification: 2.92 g, .917 silver, .086 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Prid-471; KM-544.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Frank Draskovic and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 80: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.

Link to:

• 1936(b) quarter rupee
• 1936(c) quarter rupee
• 1936(b) half rupee
• 1938(c) 1/12 anna
• 1938(c) ½ pice
• 1938(c) ¼ anna
• 1938(c) anna
• Mauritius 1938 1/4 rupee
• 1938(b) ½ rupee, all varieties
• 1938(c) half rupee
• 1938(b) rupee
• 1938(c) silver rupee
• 1939(b) half rupee
• 1943(c) quarter rupee
• Coins and currency dated 1938
• return to India