India 1947(b) 1/4 rupee
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This specimen was lot 33252 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $564. The catalog description[1] noted, "British India. George VI Proof 1/4 Rupee 1947-(b) PR64 PCGS. Currently the only example certified by PCGS, and thus likely to draw significant interest. Sharp detail and shimmering luster." The quarter rupee, originally a silver coin (KM-544), was switched to copper-nickel in 1940 and struck in that alloy until 1946 when this nickel type was issued. India obtained her independence in 1947-48 and this issue ceased.
Recorded mintage: 109,948,000 + proofs.
Specification: 2.9 g, nickel, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 548.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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