India 1940 1/2 anna

from Stephen Album sale 43, lot 957

This specimen was lot 957 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $570. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George VI, 1936-1947, ½ anna, 1940(c), copper-nickel type, proof restrike, PCGS graded Proof 63." This type was struck in 1940 but never entered circulation. It exists only in proof and later restrikes. A nickel-brass issue was struck 1942-45.

Recorded mintage: proofs and restrikes only.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-534, S&W-9.194.

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]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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