The Puddester Collection (Part II)

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Edward VII, bronze Quarter-Anna, 1907, Calcutta, uncrowned bust right, edward vii king & emperor, rev. one quarter anna above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, leaf in centre below date, edge plain, 4.89g/12h (Prid. 652 [Sale, lot 166]; SW 7.173; KM. 502; cf. Fore III, 2176). Extremely fine, considerable diffused original colour £50-£70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Many countries in the British Empire had moved production of their low-value denominations from copper to bronze or various white metals in the latter half of the 19th century. India remained aloof from this trend until 1904, when a number of experimental pieces in nickel, tin, cupro-nickel and bronze began to appear. The future production of the three lowest-value Indian denominations in bronze was established by the Coinage Act of 1906, and from 1 August 1906 coins in copper ceased to be struck by the Calcutta mint