India 1945(b) 1/2 rupee

Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 74357

This specimen was lot 74357 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. 1/2 Rupee, 1945-(B). Bombay Mint. George VI. NGC AU-58. Large 5 Variety. This RARE variety offers cartwheeling luster and very little evidence of actual handling." This type was struck at Bombay (shown here) and Lahore.

Recorded mintage: 32,722,000. small 5 is common, large 5 is rare.

Specification: 5.84 g, 0.500 fine silver, 24.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-552; S&W-9.66.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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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