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[[Image:E India Co 1841 2 annas obv Heritage 3010-22838.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3010, part of lot 22838]] | [[Image:E India Co 1841 2 annas obv Heritage 3010-22838.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3010, part of lot 22838]] | ||
[[Image:E India Co 1841 2 annas rev Heritage 3010-22838.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | [[Image:E India Co 1841 2 annas rev Heritage 3010-22838.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | ||
| + | [[Image:India 1841 2 annas obv DSL.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
| + | [[Image:India 1841 2 annas rev DSL.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was part of lot 22838 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), which sold for $632.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Grouping of Twelve Uncirculated Coins, British [[India]] ...2 Annas 1841, (five pieces), ...All coins very choice examples." This type was struck at Madras, Bombay and Calcutta in numerous varieties for the [[India, East India Company|East India Company]] with a frozen date until the introduction of the Victoria quarter rupee (KM 470) in 1862. It is not common in nice condition. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' 43,002,000 from Calcutta, 8,427,000 from Bombay and 26,930,000 from Madras. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 43,002,000 from Calcutta, 8,427,000 from Bombay and 26,930,000 from Madras. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.46 g, .917 fine silver, .043 troy oz ASW. | + | ''Specification:'' 1.46 g, 0.917 fine silver, .043 troy oz ASW. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 460. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 460. | ||
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''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Bombay | + | * [[Bombay AH 1215/46 rupee KM-224|AH 1215/46 (1832) rupee, mint name Surat]] |
| − | * [[India 1840 1/4 rupee|1840 | + | * [[India 1840 1/4 rupee|1840 quarter rupee]] |
| + | * [[India 1840 1/2 rupee KM-456.1|1840 half rupee, Wyon bust]] | ||
| + | * [[India 1840(b) rupee KM-457|1840(b) rupee, local head]] | ||
| + | * [[India 1840(c) rupee KM-458|1840(c) rupee, Wyon head]] | ||
| + | * [[India 1840(m) rupee KM-457|1840(m) rupee, local head]] | ||
| + | * [[India 1840(m) rupee KM-458|1840(m) rupee, Wyon head]] | ||
| + | * [[India 1841(c) 2 annas KM-459.2|1841(c) 2 annas, local head]] | ||
| + | * [[India 1841(m) 2 annas KM-459.3|1841(m) 2 annas, local head]] | ||
* [[India 1845-C 1/2 anna|1845-C ½ anna]] | * [[India 1845-C 1/2 anna|1845-C ½ anna]] | ||
* [[India 1858 1/4 anna|1858 ¼ anna]] | * [[India 1858 1/4 anna|1858 ¼ anna]] | ||
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* return to coins of [[India, East India Company]] | * return to coins of [[India, East India Company]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Selections from Heritage sale 3010]] | + | [[Category: Selections from Heritage sale 3010]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
Latest revision as of 17:45, 19 July 2025
The first specimen was part of lot 22838 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), which sold for $632.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Grouping of Twelve Uncirculated Coins, British India ...2 Annas 1841, (five pieces), ...All coins very choice examples." This type was struck at Madras, Bombay and Calcutta in numerous varieties for the East India Company with a frozen date until the introduction of the Victoria quarter rupee (KM 470) in 1862. It is not common in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: 43,002,000 from Calcutta, 8,427,000 from Bombay and 26,930,000 from Madras.
Specification: 1.46 g, 0.917 fine silver, .043 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 460.
- 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]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
Link to:
- AH 1215/46 (1832) rupee, mint name Surat
- 1840 quarter rupee
- 1840 half rupee, Wyon bust
- 1840(b) rupee, local head
- 1840(c) rupee, Wyon head
- 1840(m) rupee, local head
- 1840(m) rupee, Wyon head
- 1841(c) 2 annas, local head
- 1841(m) 2 annas, local head
- 1845-C ½ anna
- 1858 ¼ anna
- Coins and currency dated 1841
- return to coins of India, East India Company