Wednesday, March 21, 2012

World Coin Gallery - A site for Coin Collectors

British India One Rupee Silver Coin

Coin collectors around the world find it difficult to identify their coins. They also find it difficult to identify the coin values of the coins they posses. Coin gallery offers some solution for coin collectors. This site offer The largest collection of coin images, descriptions, and type values in the World. A gallery including over 41600 coin photos from 1064 places. It is very easy - Choose a country from the menu box to view listings, photos and coin values! There are forums, galleries, stores, interactive quizzes and much more to keep you collectors busy and engaged. Numismatists can manage their huge collections from this site. Visit http://worldcoingallery.com/ today and learn more about coins.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Popular Indian coin auction sites

Coins, currencies and stamps where auctioned before the popularity of internet also. Now with the entry of internet as a popular platform online auctions are getting more and more popular.

Coins Auctioned

Coins Auctioned is the 3rd site after Opal Auctions and Gem Coins AuctionedRock Auctions, now with over 100,000 live auctions and over 100,000 sales to the public. Coins-Auctioned.com gives you a number of benefits: Registration is free and activated instantly, No membership fees for buyers, Exclusive wholesale prices, Secure payment system through Paypal, 100% satisfaction guarantee from all coin sellers, User friendly online auction system and Built-in communication tools to talk with others in the gemstone community Once you are logged in to the site, you can start shopping. When you find an item you like simply place your bid. You can monitor the progress of your bids and, at the end of the auction, if you are the highest bidder then the item is yours.

Heritage Auctions

Heritage Auctions is the largest collectibles auctioneer and third eritage Auctionslargest auction house in the world. Heritage Auctions have about 715,140 registered online bidder-members. Heritage Auctions was established in 1976 have staff of over 100 experts and 300 additional service-oriented professionals,. Heritage Auctions offers a wide range of US and World Coins, Rare Currency, and more. Register with Heritage Auctions free of charge and enjoy a whole lot of benefits. For numismatics visit the home page and go direct to coins sub head to view items on sale and more.

EBay

EBay is perhaps the largest auction house online. They are also into coin and numismatic auctions also. One can find Coins, EBayCurrencies and Stamps on EBay auctions. Everybody can sell his/her own items on EBay and everybody can buy items from eBay. Therefore eBay give fair deal to its customers. EBay offers secured payment options, buyer satisfaction through warranty and grading systems. Presently there is no better place for sellers and buyers for sell or buy items online. The major disadvantage of EBay is that they sell everything from everybody, so you have to manually search for items you want.

Teletrade

Teletrade, established in 1986 is one of the largest coin auction site in US. In 1998, Teletrade was acquired by Spectrum Group Intl. Teletrade provide one of the most sofosticated website and web interface for their customers. To brief up major benefits offered by teletrade I may quote their own words, Mr. Want list: Enter a coin or currency into your personal Mr. Want list and we'll let you know when it appears in a future auction! Free NGC/PCGS Grading: Consign your raw coins to any upcoming Teletrade Auction and for every coin that sells for over $250 or more, and Teletrade will pay the grading cost. Gold Rewards Program: Teletrade's industry-leading customer loyalty program that allows our customer to redeem earned points for exciting numismatic material, as a way of saying thank you for choosing Teletrade.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Coin Grading Chart

It is important to grade the coins in your hand. Coin value depends on the grade. Here are the normal denominations of coin grading's.Colonial Coins

P1

Barely identifiable; must have date and mintmark, otherwise pretty thrashed.

FR2

Worn almost smooth but lacking the damage Poor coins have.

G-4

Heavily worn such that inscriptions merge into the rims in places; details are mostly gone.

VG-8

Very worn, but all major design elements are clear, if faint. Little if any central detail.

F-12

Very worn, but wear is even and overall design elements stand out boldly. Almost fully-separated rims.

VF-20

Moderately worn, with some finer details remaining. All letters of LIBERTY, (if present,) should be readable. Full, clean rims.

EF-40

Lightly worn; all devices are clear, major devices bold.

AU-50

Slight traces of wear on high points; may have contact marks and little eye appeal.

AU-58

Slightest hints of wear marks, no major contact marks, almost full luster, and positive eye appeal.

MS-60

Strictly uncirculated but that's all; ugly coin with no luster, obvious contact marks, etc.

MS-63

Uncirculated, but with contact marks and nicks, slightly impaired luster, overall basically appealing appearance. Strike is average to weak.

MS-65

Uncirculated with strong luster, very few contact marks, excellent eye appeal. Strike is above average.

MS-68

Uncirculated with perfect luster, no visible contact marks to the naked eye, exceptional eye appeal. Strike is sharp and attractive.

MS-69

Uncirculated with perfect luster, sharp, attractive strike, and very exceptional eye appeal. A perfect coin except for microscopic flaws (under 8x magnification) in planchet, strike, or contact marks.

MS-70

The perfect coin. There are no microscopic flaws visible to 8x, the strike is sharp, perfectly-cantered, and on a flawless planchet. Bright, full, original luster and outstanding eye appeal.

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

British India King George 6 Rupee

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King George 6 One Rupee Nickel Coin 1 Rupee - George VI 1947 Nickel – 11.8 g – ø 30.5 mm KM# 559 Year 1947 Value 1 Rupee (1) Metal Nickel Weight 11.8 g Diameter 30.5 mm Engraver Percy Metcalfe (obverse) Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized yes



King George 6 One Half Rupee Nickel Coin -1/2 Rupee - George VI 1946-1947 Nickel – 5.8 g – ø 24 mm KM# 553 Year 1946-1947 Value 1/2 Rupee (0.5) Metal Nickel Weight 5.8 g Diameter 24 mm Engraver Percy Metcalfe (obverse) Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized yes
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King George 6 One Quarter Rupee Nickel Coin
1/4 Rupee - George VI 1946-1947 Nickel – 2.9 g – ø 19 mm KM# 548 Year 1946-1947 Value ¼ Rupee (0.25) Metal Nickel Weight 2.9 g Diameter 19 mm Engraver Percy Metcalfe (obverse) Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized yes