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[[Image:India 1921 4 annas obv G80-4237.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 80, lot 4237]]
[[Image:India 1921 4 annas rev G80-4237.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 4237 in Goldberg sale 80 (Los Angeles, June 2014), where it sold for $294. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "India - British. 4 Annas, 1921 (c). Copper-Nickel. Scalloped octagon. George V. Restrike. NGC graded Proof 64." This four annas was struck at the Calcutta mint after World War One. A wartime surge in the price of silver prompted the British authorities to replace the silver quarter rupee with this copper-nickel type. It must not have been a success as it was dropped after only three years (1919-21). Likewise, the copper-nickel [[India 1920(b) 8 annas|eight annas]] was abandoned after 1920.

''Recorded mintage:'' proofs and restrikes only.

''Specification:'' 6.5 g, copper-nickel.

''Catalog reference:'' Prid-876; KM-519. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Frank Draskovic and Stephen Harvey, ''Goldberg Sale 80: the Pre-Long Beach Auction,'' Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014. 

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* [[India 1920(b) 4 annas|1920(b) 4 annas]]
* [[India 1920(c) 4 annas|1920(c) 4 annas]]
* [[India 1920(b) 8 annas|1920(b) 8 annas]]
* [[India 1919(c) rupee|1919(c) rupee]]
* [[India 1921 1/2 pice|1921 half pice]]
* [[India 1921 1/4 anna|1921 ¼ anna]]
* [[India 1921(c) 1/2 rupee|1921(c) ½ rupee]]
* [[India 1921(b) rupee|1921(b) rupee]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1921]]
* return to coins of [[India]]

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