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This specimen was lot 73717 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India|INDIA]]. Rupee, 1918-(C). Calcutta Mint. George V. PCGS MS-64. Blazing with mint luster, this near-Gem stunner is about as good as you would get from the assigned grade. Just a few small contacts keep this from full Gem status."
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This specimen was lot 73717 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India|INDIA]]. Rupee, 1918-(C). Calcutta Mint. George V. PCGS MS-64. Blazing with mint luster, this near-Gem stunner is about as good as you would get from the assigned grade. Just a few small contacts keep this from full Gem status." This rupee was struck at the Calcutta mint at the end of World War One. Wartime issues at Bombay (dot on reverse) and Calcutta (no dot) were large but dwindled and ceased after 1922, not to resume until 1938.
  
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''Recorded mintage:'' 7,125,000, a better date.
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''Recorded mintage:'' 205,420,000.
  
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''Specification:'' 3.80 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.  
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''Specification:'' 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM-524; S&W-8.41; Prid-214.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM-524; S&W-8.41; Prid-214.  
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* [[India 1918(c) 1/12 anna|1918(c) 1/12 anna]]
 
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* [[India 1918 1/4 anna|1918 ¼ anna]]
 
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* [[India 1918(b) anna|1918(b) anna]]
 
* [[India 1918(c) 2 annas|1918(c) copper-nickel 2 annas]]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:04, 13 September 2024

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73717
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This specimen was lot 73717 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Rupee, 1918-(C). Calcutta Mint. George V. PCGS MS-64. Blazing with mint luster, this near-Gem stunner is about as good as you would get from the assigned grade. Just a few small contacts keep this from full Gem status." This rupee was struck at the Calcutta mint at the end of World War One. Wartime issues at Bombay (dot on reverse) and Calcutta (no dot) were large but dwindled and ceased after 1922, not to resume until 1938.

Recorded mintage: 205,420,000.

Specification: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-524; S&W-8.41; Prid-214.

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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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