India 1942 1/2 pice

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Ponterio sale 173, lot 1428
India 1942c half pice rev Ponterio 173-1428.jpg

This specimen was lot 1428 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $1,998. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. 1/2 Pice Restrike, 1942. Calcutta Mint. NGC PL-63 RD. Ex: Sanjay Gandhi." Half pice were struck for George VI 1938-40 with this final issue in 1942. Half a pice was one-eighth of an anna or 1/128 of a rupee.

Recorded mintage: unknown but few.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-529; Mitchiner-2052.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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