India 1930(b) 1/4 anna
The first specimen was lot 2906 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $53.55. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AE ¼ anna, 1930 (b), full bright red luster! PCGS graded MS66 RD." The second specimen was lot 2771 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted, "BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AE ¼ anna, 1930(b), lovely luster, NGC graded MS65 RD."This quarter anna was struck at the Bombay mint after World War One. The type was struck 1912-36 and is common in all grades but still makes a handsome coin in nice condition. The Bombay mint also struck this type but only in 1924-28, 1930 and 1936. A quarter anna was one sixty fourth of a rupee.
Recorded mintage: 9,646,000 + proofs.
Specification: 4.72 g, bronze, 25.4 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-512, S&W-8.375.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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