India 1943(c) 1/2 anna
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This specimen was lot 75209 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. 1/2 Anna, 1943-(C). Calcutta Mint. George VI. NGC MS-64. A charming near-Gem, with much retained luster and charming beauty." The half anna was not introduced as a circulating denomination until 1940 when it was issued as a copper-nickel coin by Bombay and Calcutta. It was converted to nickel-brass and struck in large numbers 1942-45 and again in copper-nickel 1946-47.
Recorded mintage: 437,760,000.
Specification: 2.92 g, nickel brass, 17.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-534b.2.
- 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 November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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