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* [[India 1878(b) 1/2 anna|1878(b) half anna]] | * [[India 1878(b) 1/2 anna|1878(b) half anna]] | ||
* [[India 1878(c) 2 annas|1878(c) 2 annas]] | * [[India 1878(c) 2 annas|1878(c) 2 annas]] | ||
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* [[India 1878(c) rupee|1878(c) rupee]] | * [[India 1878(c) rupee|1878(c) rupee]] | ||
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* [[India 1879(b) rupee|1879(b) rupee]] | * [[India 1879(b) rupee|1879(b) rupee]] | ||
* [[India 1879-C rupee|1879-C rupee]] | * [[India 1879-C rupee|1879-C rupee]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:42, 24 September 2024
This specimen was lot 56498 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Rupee, 1878-(B). Bombay Mint. Victoria. NGC MS-63." This type was issued at Calcutta and Bombay 1877-1901 in a bewildering array of varieties, including proofs, off-metal strikes and restrikes. The type is the largest silver denomination. It is distinguished from the type issued 1862-76 by the obverse legend, "VICTORIA EMPRESS" instead of "VICTORIA QUEEN."
Recorded mintage: 63,927,000 plus restrikes.
Specification: 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-492; S&W-6.41; Prid-151.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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