India 1947(c) anna
This specimen was lot 1156 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $2,856. The catalog description[1] noted, "Calcutta, India (British), copper-nickel original proof 1 anna, George VI, 1947, short trefoils in crown, very rare, PCGS PR64. Diagonal streaks of light magenta and teal toning over muted luster, tied with one other for finest known in PCGS census (highest at NGC being PF 62). PCGS #38543717. With original His Majesty's Mint paper envelope." This anna (1/16 of a rupee) was struck in the final days of the British Raj. This type was struck 1946-47 at Bombay, Lahore and Calcutta and is common. Only the proofs are rare.
Recorded mintage: 148,656,000 + more from Bombay.
Specification: 3.87 g, copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM 538, S&W-9.189.
- 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 27, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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