India 1941(b) anna
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This specimen was lot 57213 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Anna, 1941-(B). Bombay Mint. George VI. NGC MS-64." The one anna was introduced in 1906 and was the first copper-nickel coin circulated in India. This type was struck 1940-41 before the denomination was converted to nickel-brass for 1942-45.
Recorded mintage: 40,170,000.
Specification: 3.70 g, copper-nickel, 20.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-537.
- 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, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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