India 1964(b) rupee

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75153

This specimen was lot 75153 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $125. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Rupee, 1964-(B). Bombay Mint. PCGS MS-63. Featuring the head of Jawaharial Nehru, this Choice example provides a high degree of radiant brilliance and charm." Nehru, one of the founders of independent India, died in 1964. His daughter, Indira Gandhi, also became premier of India. This commemorative was also struck at Calcutta. A fifty paise with a similar design (KM 56) was also struck in 1964.

Recorded mintage: 10,010,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 10 g, nickel, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-76.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

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• 1962(b) 5 naye paise
• 1962(b) 10 naye paise
• 1962(b) 25 naye paise
• India 1962(b) 50 naye paise
• 1964(b) 50 paise, 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