India 1850 to 1860 – Victoria, Divided Legend – Quarter Anna

The inability of the Indian mints to meet the enormous demand for coins led to a request for copper coins to be struck in England. The Royal Mint was unable to meet these requirements and contracts were placed with Ralph Heaton & Sons and with James Watt & Co. for the supply of quarter annas [1]. Dies for the coinage were prepared in the Royal Mint.

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Contractor	Date	Tons of Copper	No. of Coins
R. Heaton & Sons	July 1857	300	47,040,000
	October 1859	350	54,880,000
	May 1860	400	62,720,000
	April? 1862	350	54,880,000
J. Watt & Co.	May 1860	400	62,720,000
Total		1800	282,240,000