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''Recorded mintage:'' 3,994,000 plus 3,541,000 with "C" mintmark plus more from Bombay.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,994,000 plus 3,541,000 with "C" mintmark plus more from Bombay.
  
''Specification:'' 1.46 g, .917 fine silver.
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''Specification:'' 1.46 g, 0.917 fine silver, 15.7 mm diameter.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM-488. S&W-6.354.
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM-488. S&W-6.354.
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* [[India 1877(c) 2 annas]]
 
* [[India 1877(c) 2 annas]]
* [[India 1878(c) 1/4 rupee|1878(c) ¼ rupee]]
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* [[India 1878(c) 1/12 anna|1878(c) 1/12 anna]]
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* [[India 1878(c) 1/4 anna|1878(c) ¼ anna]]
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* [[India 1878(b) 1/2 anna|1878(b) half anna]]
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* [[India 1878(c) 1/4 rupee|1878(c) quarter rupee]]
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* [[India 1878(c) 1/2 rupee|1878(c) half rupee]]
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* [[India 1878(b) rupee|1878(b) rupee]]
 
* [[India 1878(c) rupee|1878(c) rupee]]
 
* [[India 1878(c) rupee|1878(c) rupee]]
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* [[India 1878(b) 10 rupees|1878(b) 10 rupees]]
 
* [[India 1879-C 2 annas|1879-C 2 annas]]
 
* [[India 1879-C 2 annas|1879-C 2 annas]]
 
* [[India 1879-C 1/4 rupee]]
 
* [[India 1879-C 1/4 rupee]]

Latest revision as of 08:30, 27 March 2025

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2411
India Alb27-2411r.jpg

This specimen was lot 2411 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $282. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, Empress, 1876-1901, AR 2 annas, 1878(c). Type B, II, NGC graded MS64." 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 smallest silver denomination. It is distinguished from the type issued 1862-76 by the obverse legend, "VICTORIA EMPRESS" instead of "VICTORIA QUEEN."

Recorded mintage: 3,994,000 plus 3,541,000 with "C" mintmark plus more from Bombay.

Specification: 1.46 g, 0.917 fine silver, 15.7 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-488. S&W-6.354.

Source:

  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

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