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This specimen was lot 953 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "BRITISH [[India|INDIA]]: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, AR ½ rupee, 1878(c), type A bust, type I reverse, the second-highest graded example by PCGS of this rare date, PCGS graded AU50, R." 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 second largest silver denomination. It is not rare but never minted in massive quantities like the rupee. It is distinguished from the type issued 1862-76 by the obverse legend, "VICTORIA EMPRESS" instead of "VICTORIA QUEEN." | This specimen was lot 953 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "BRITISH [[India|INDIA]]: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, AR ½ rupee, 1878(c), type A bust, type I reverse, the second-highest graded example by PCGS of this rare date, PCGS graded AU50, R." 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 second largest silver denomination. It is not rare but never minted in massive quantities like the rupee. It is distinguished from the type issued 1862-76 by the obverse legend, "VICTORIA EMPRESS" instead of "VICTORIA QUEEN." | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,390,000. | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,390,000, a rare date. |
''Specification:'' 5.83 g, 0.917 fine silver. | ''Specification:'' 5.83 g, 0.917 fine silver. | ||
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| − | * [[India 1877(c) 1/2 rupee|1877(c) | + | * [[India 1877(c) 1/2 rupee|1877(c) half rupee]] |
* [[India 1878(c) 1/12 anna|1878(c) 1/12 anna]] | * [[India 1878(c) 1/12 anna|1878(c) 1/12 anna]] | ||
* [[India 1878(c) 1/4 anna|1878(c) ¼ anna]] | * [[India 1878(c) 1/4 anna|1878(c) ¼ anna]] | ||
* [[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]] | ||
| − | * [[India 1878(c) 1/4 rupee|1878(c) | + | * [[India 1878(c) 1/4 rupee|1878(c) quarter rupee]] |
* [[India 1878(b) rupee|1878(b) rupee]] | * [[India 1878(b) rupee|1878(b) rupee]] | ||
* [[India 1878(c) rupee|1878(c) rupee]] | * [[India 1878(c) rupee|1878(c) rupee]] | ||
| + | * [[India 1878(b) 10 rupees|1878(b) 10 rupees]] | ||
| + | * [[India 1879-C 1/2 rupee|1879-C half rupee]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1878]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1878]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 39]] | [[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 39]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:45, 24 September 2024
This specimen was lot 953 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, AR ½ rupee, 1878(c), type A bust, type I reverse, the second-highest graded example by PCGS of this rare date, PCGS graded AU50, R." 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 second largest silver denomination. It is not rare but never minted in massive quantities like the rupee. It is distinguished from the type issued 1862-76 by the obverse legend, "VICTORIA EMPRESS" instead of "VICTORIA QUEEN."
Recorded mintage: 1,390,000, a rare date.
Specification: 5.83 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-491, Prid-262, S&W-6.174.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Stevens, Paul, and Randy Weir, The Uniform Coinage of India, 1835 to 1947, A Catalogue and Pricelist, London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2012.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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