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<p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/index.php/File:SB125-38710o.jpg" title="File:SB125-38710o.jpg">300px|thumb|Stack&#039;s Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38710</a> <a href="/index.php/File:SB125-38710r.jpg" title="File:SB125-38710r.jpg">300px|thumb</a> This specimen was lot 38710 in Stack&#039;s Bowers NYINC sa...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:SB125-38710o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38710]]<br /> [[Image:SB125-38710r.jpg|300px|thumb]]<br /> <br /> This specimen was lot 38710 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &quot;[[India|INDIA]]. 4 Anna, 1921-(B). Bombay Mint. George V. NGC VF Details--Environmental Damage.&quot; This four annas was struck at the Bombay 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.<br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,219,100 plus proofs.<br /> <br /> ''Specification:'' 6.65-6.87 g, copper-nickel, 24 mm diameter, plain edge. <br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference:'' KM-519; S&amp;W-8.191.<br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br /> * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. <br /> * Stevens, Paul, and Randy Weir, ''The Uniform Coinage of India, 1835 to 1947, A Catalogue and Pricelist,'' London, Spink &amp; Son Ltd, 2012. <br /> * &lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.<br /> <br /> ''Links to:''<br /> * [[India 1920(b) 4 annas|1920(b) 4 annas]]<br /> * [[India 1920(c) 4 annas|1920(c) 4 annas]]<br /> * [[India 1920(b) 8 annas|1920(b) 8 annas]]<br /> * [[India 1921 1/2 pice|1921 half pice]]<br /> * [[India 1921 1/4 anna|1921 ¼ anna]]<br /> * [[India 1921(c) 4 annas|1921(c) 4 annas]]<br /> * [[India 1921(c) 1/2 rupee|1921(c) half rupee]]<br /> * [[India 1921(b) rupee|1921(b) rupee]]<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1921]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale]]</div>

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