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type I, KM 453, from the Mountain Groan Collection
India 1840 quarter rupee obv DSLR.jpg
type II, KM 454, from the Mountain Groan Collection
India 1840 quarter rupee Wyon rev DSLR.jpg

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: 12,994,000 at Calcutta, 20,114,000 at Madras plus more from Bombay.

Specification: 2.92 g, 0.917 fine silver, .086 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 453 and 454.1 thru 454.6.

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.

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