India 1945(b) 1/4 rupee
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This specimen was lot 74359 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. 1/4 Rupee, 1945-(B). Bombay Mint. George VI. NGC MS-62. Large 5 variety. This beautiful near-Choice example dazzles with a white luster that cartwheels and bounds light. A RARE variety that is sure to impress Indian or British colonial collectors." This type was struck at Bombay (shown here) and Lahore.
Recorded mintage: 181,648,000. small 5 is common, large 5 is rare.
Specification: 2.92 g, 0.500 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-547; S&W-9.96.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
- 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.
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