India 1964(b) 50 paise KM-56

from Stephen Album sale 41, lot 921

This specimen was lot 921 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA: Republic, 50 paise, 1964(b), Death of Jawaharlal Nehru, PCGS graded Proof 63. Incorrectly marked as PL on the holder instead of proof." This type was struck 1964-67 along with KM 57. This coin replaced the old British half rupee. The denomination is still in production, all lower denominations having been rendered useless by inflation.

Recorded mintage: 21,900,000.

Specification: 5 g, nickel, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-56.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 41, featuring the Dick Nanta Collection of Giray Khans, Part II, the Charles Opitz Collection of Ethnographic Money, Part II, and the Allan F. Pacela Collection of Chinese Coins. Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

Link to:

• India 1962(b) 50 naye paise
• 1964(b) rupee, death of Nehru
• (1969)-B 50 paise, centennial of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi
• (1969)-B 10 rupees, centennial of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi
• Coins and currency dated 1964