India 1908(c) 2 annas
This specimen was lot 71230 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. 2 Annas, 1908-(C). Calcutta Mint. Edward VII. NGC MS-62. Moderately toned in golden-olive shades with few marks observed for the grade." The two annas was the smallest silver coin struck during the Raj and was equal to 1/8 rupee; it was superseded by a copper-nickel coin in 1918. All the Edward VII issues were struck at Calcutta except for a few made at Bombay in 1909.
Recorded mintage: 21,600,000 + proofs.
Specification: 1.46 g, 0.917 fine silver, .043 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-505.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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