Showing posts with label British India Coins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British India Coins. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Why should you collect coins or notes?

Coins and Notes represent rich history and cultural heritage. The number of collectors is increasing day by day and so is the demand for these coins and notes. The value of these items keeps appreciating every year. They have given upward and consistent returns than any other forms of investment (like equities, real estate, bank deposits, gold etc with their cyclical swings). Collecting coins & notes is also a very useful and effective hobby for you and your kids as everyone gets engaged in a constructive manner and it stimulates your creative side. It is also a great legacy that you can leave behind for your future generations. 


Sunday, October 20, 2013

A Lot of 20 Old Indian Coins - Rare Old British India Coins Republic India Coins

20 Rare Coins
High Catalog Value Coins
British India Coins


King Edward Coin
King George V Coin
King George VI Coin
Quarter Anna Coins
One Anna Coins
Two Anna Coins
Half Anna Coins
1/12 Anna Coins
Nickel, Copper, Bronze Coins
Coins from 1910 onwards
Republic India Coins
One Paisa Coin
20 Paise Lotus
2 Paise Coin
5 Paise Nickel Coin
10 Paise Nickel Coin
10 Paise Bronze Coin

Gandhi Coin
12 British India Coin
8 Republic India Coins

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List of Coins:

1/12 Anna Edward VII1903-1906 Copper – ø 17.5 mm KM# 497
OR
1/12 Anna - Edward VII 1906-1910 Bronze – 1.6 g – ø 17.5 mm KM# 498
1/12 Anna George V 1912-1936 Bronze – 1.65 g – ø 17.4 mm KM# 509
¼ Anna Edward VII  1903-1906 Copper – 6.48 g – ø 25.3 mm KM# 501
OR
¼ Anna - Edward VII 1906-1910 Bronze – 4.83 g – ø 25.3 mm KM# 502
¼ Anna George V 1912-1936 Bronze – 4.72 g – ø 25.4 mm KM# 512
¼ Anna George VI 1938-1940 Bronze – 4.86 g – ø 25.3 mm KM# 530
OR
¼ Anna - George VI 1940-1942 Bronze – 4.6 g – ø 25.33 mm KM# 531
½ Anna George VI 1942-1945 Nickel-brass – 2.92 g – ø 17.3 mm KM# 534b
½ Anna George VI 1946-1947 Copper-nickel – 2.87 g – ø 19.7 mm KM# 535
1 Anna George V 1912-1936 Copper-nickel – 3.9 g – ø 20.5 mm KM# 513
1 Anna George VI 1938-1940 Copper-nickel – 3.7 g – ø 20 mm KM# 536
2 Annas - George VI 1939 Copper-nickel – ø 25 mm KM# 540
OR
2 Annas George VI 1939-1941 Copper-nickel – 5.84 g – ø 25 mm KM# 541
OR
2 Annas - George VI 1942-1944 Nickel-brass – 5.74 g – ø 25 mm KM# 541a
OR
2 Annas - George VI (small "2") 1945  Nickel-brass – ø 25.1 mm KM# 543
OR
2 Annas - George VI 1946-1947 Copper-nickel – 5.9 g – ø 22 mm KM# 542
1 Naya Paisa 1957-1962 Bronze
2 Naye Paise 1957-1964 Copper-nickel
5 Paise 1957-1966 Copper-nickel
10 Paise 1957-1967 Copper-nickel
10 Paise 1968-1971 Nickel-brass
20 Paise 1968-1971 Nickel-brass
20 Paise Mahatma Gandhi 1969 Aluminium-bronze

7 Valuable Rare Old British India Coins - King George 5 and 6

 7 Rare Old British India Coin
King George V 2 Anna Coin (1919)

King George VI 2 Anna Coin (1940)

King George VI 2 Anna Coin (1945)
King George VI 1 Anna Coin (1940)
King George VI 1 Anna Coin (1944)
King George VI Half Anna Coin (1943)
King George VI Half Anna Coin (1946)


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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Friday, January 4, 2013

1 Anna - George VI (2nd portrait, large crown, low relief) 1942-1945

1 Anna - George VI (2nd portrait, large crown, low relief)
Years 1942-1945 Value 1 Anna = 1/16 Rupee (1/16) Metal Nickel-brass Weight 3.89 g Diameter 20.5 mm Engraver Percy Metcalfe (obverse) Shape Scalloped (with 12 notches)

1 Anna - George V (1912 - 1936)

1 Anna - George V (1912 - 1936) is one coin that is easily available for collectors. This copper-nickel coin bears KM# 513and weighs 3.9 g and a diameter of  20.5 mm the details of these coins are:

Years 1912-1936
Value 1 Anna = 1/16 Rupee (1/16)
Metal Copper-nickel
Weight 3.9 g
Diameter 20.5 mm
Thickness 1.38 mm
Engraver Edgar Bertram Mackennal (obverse)
Shape Scalloped (12 notches)
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized  
1 Anna - Edward VII 1906-1910 is also Copper-nickel with 3.9 g and ø 20.5 mm diameter. But it bears No. KM# 504

Sunday, December 16, 2012

BRITISH INDIA 1 RUPEE 1890 VICTORIA EMPRESS SILVER COIN

BRITISH INDIA 1 RUPEE 1890 VICTORIA EMPRESS SILVER COIN is available on auction at eBay. The Price is around Rs. 2200.00. The 1890 Empress Silver coin is rare but available in good condition. See The images below and try to buy if you wand them.

VQ-2

VQ-3

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

British India Coins–Average Condition

What is the average condition of available British India Coins? I have made some experiment in this direction. I have collected a hand full of British India Coins from various sources. Picked the coins at random and keep away the shabbiest and illegible coins. Sorted the coins into copper and brass coins and copper nickel coins. Below I have given two photos. Please watch them and come up with your comments.

British India Coins - Average Condition of Copper and Brass CoinsSome copper and brass coins are blackened. Victoria coins are difficult to find in good condition. East India Coins are of decent quality!

British India Copper and Brass Coins

British India Coins - Average Condition of Copper Nickel Coins

British India Copper Nickel Coins

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

High Crown (HC) and Flat Crown (FC) of 1 Pice




High Crown (HC

There are three types of crowns appear in the one pice coin during 1943 – 47. They are Round Crown (RC), High Crown (HC) and Flat Crown (FC) of 1 Pice. Below shown are High Crown (HC) and Flat Crown (FC) of 1 Pice. Please see the difference.
Flat Crown (FC)

Monday, January 30, 2012

How to identify your British India Coins coins

How to identify your British India Coins coins

http://worldcoingallery.com offers some unique way to identify your coins. This method can be used to identify your British India Coin Collection and to also know the market value of those coins. You have to follow some simple steps. 

Step 1. Confirm that your coin belongs to British India period. Get help from the details provided . 

Step 2. Once you confirmed that the coin is from British India period scroll to the bottom of the country page and follow the view all link. 

Step 3. When you find your coin type, note the catalogue number. Return to the top of the country page and follow the link to display the value of the coin. Values are provided for the most common date of each coin type in 5 condition grades. Remember that specific date coins may be worth much more.

Friday, January 20, 2012

How to grow your British India Coin Collection

One who enters into the world of coin collecting may grab a lot of regular coins from friends, swappers and sellers. Once you get some coins list them and arrange them in a chronological order. You will find a lot of Quarter annas, one annas, King George coins in your collection. You will find that many of the coins are missing from your British India Coin Collection. How can you grow your collection and become the proud owner of a decent British India Coin Pattern. You can increase your collection by buying coins in auctions, buying at collectors shops, swapping, bulk of coins, and so on...Here we discuss some major possibilities by which one can improve your collection.
Get a membership of the nearby numismatic society: This give you enough exposure to collectors around you. You will get chance to exchange coins and buy coins. Most of the numismatic societies conduct weekly auctions. You can buy coins at reasonable prices.
Get involved in coin swapping: swapping is one good way to increase your collection. For common coins the swap is good mode. Most of the regular coins are get listed in swapping sites. Numista is one good example of online swapping site.
Visit Coin vendors regularly: Exchanges and swapping will get you regular and common coins. For getting high value British India Coins especially silver and gold coins you have to shell out money. Vendors sell coins regularly but they get hold of high quality coins rarely. So keep visiting more than one (as much as you can) vendors regularly.
Keep your collection tidy and neat: it is important to keep your collection neat and tidy. Only if you know about your collection you will be able to exchange your doubles and get new coins. Always try to get good coins and push off old coins.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Evalution of British India Coinage in India

The British started their operations in India during early seventeenth century. They have started their operations in Surat and other parts of the country. They have started minting coins from early 17th century but those coins didn’t gain popularity in other parts of the country. So they have adopted and start minting coins of Mughal governors. They have produced equivalents of Mughal coins. This was without any authority from Indian Government. During eighteenth century British started minting coins from Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.
There were three types of coins:
  1. Madras coins of South India Pattern
  2. Bombay Coins of English Pattern
  3. Mughal Pattern Coins
By 1835 British had established their authority throughout India. They need a common pattern for their coins. So They have started minting universal coins. These coins bear the wreath of ESAT INDIA COMPANY. In 1858 Queen Victoria assumed authority of Government of India. In 1862 new series of coins were started minting with burst of the Queen. In 1877 Queen Victoria assumed the title of Empress of India. Some sort of die changes took place to adopt this.
In 1901 Queen Victoria died and King Edward came into power. The English coins also changed. The bald headed Edward coins were issued during 1901 – 1910. After the death of King Edward King George 5 came into power. Coins also changed. During World War I (1914 – 1918) there was an acute shortage of Silver and the British Government issued paper currency in place of silver coins. There were no coins issued in India during the short reign of Edward VIII. King George VI came into power in 1936 and new coins started to circulate. During this period the silver coins become half silver coins. The last coins British India was issued during 1947. By this time the Rupee coins become silver less.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Numista the right place for British India Coin Swappers

 Numista offer a platform for collectors all over the world to communicate and swap coins all over the world. There are around 25000 coins listed from around 370 countries in the world. This site you can use for exchanging British India Coins.This site offer communication window, coin selection lists etc.
British India Coin Swapping
Numista lists around 157 British India Coins for swappers. You can sign up and look for prospective British India Coin Collectors. It is very easy and fast process. After Sign up you can visit the country list page and from there direct to http://en.numista.com/catalogue/inde_britannique-1.html and look what you want. With every coin you will find a large list of collectors who offer that coin. Select one and ask for the coin. Offer something equivalent to them and negotiate a swap deal. 

If you are a collector of British India Coins then You can also enter the number of coins of each type you own in the appropriate box depending on its grade. Tell how many coins you want to exchange with the other members of Numista. For specialized variants not listed in main catalogues and strike errors, you may add personal comments.

How to mail coins to foreign countries

On many occasions you have to mail the coins to your friends or buyers. It is difficult to cross the boundary as there are different rules existing in different parts of the world. Here are some tips you can follow or rather a step by step advice for coin collectors around the world.I am using the following strategy for mailing parcels with coins:
  1. Wrap up coins in plastic or paper (to avoid glue from tape on coins).
  2. Fix them with tape on piece of cardboard.
  3. Wrap cardboard with aluminum foil that women are using for cooking (to avoid metal scan). Put the result into the bubbled envelope (to avoid fingering).
  4. Sending with registered mail (to decrease chances of losing the mail). Registered is not something that will bring coins day after (UPS, DHL etc.) but the one which gives you the number that might be used for the tracking of your package.
  5. Finally, it is a good idea not to be too descriptive when you are required to attach a customs form listing the contents of a package. Rather than writing "coins" on a customs form, one collector have found it quite acceptable to write "hobby supply".
My friend Tomas Diosi from Slovakia gives this bit of advice for all the collectors around the world who mail their coins for exchange etc.

Monday, December 26, 2011

How to preserve British India Copper Coins

 British India Coins are mainly of Copper, bronze and Silver. It is very important to preserve the coin the safeguard the antique value and beauty of the coins. The coin price is depending on its condition. The condition of the coin gets deteriorated due to many reasons. The major causes are rubbing, scratching, humidity and contact with chemicals. 
Damaged British India Coin

Before beginning the preservation clean the coin from the dust and other particles on the surface. It is better to use soap water, pure water or oil to clean the surface.

The first step you have to take is the means to avoid rubbing. For this keep the coins safely in albums or flips. I prefer flips because you can re-arrange the coins without touching the same. For this use some decent flips without any chance to chemical attack. A good flip will keep the coin out of humidity and moisture also to some extent. 

The second step is to keep the coins away from bad climatic conditions. Humidity can be the major enemy of the coins. So keep the coins away from humid conditions. 

These tips for preservation of British India coins hold good for all type of coins you come across.

MONETARY SYSTEM UNDER BRITISH RULE

The Monetary system under British Rule in India was not decimal system. It followed a particular pattern. Here I would like to share the monetary system in India under British rule. There were Pies, Pice, Anna, Rupee and Mohur. In our previous blog post we have seen the denominations minted under British India Authority. You may read about those below: 1. 1/12 Anna 2. 1/2 Pice 3. 1/4 Anna 4. Pice 5. 1/2 Anna 6. Anna 7. 2 Annas 8. 1/4 Rupee 9. 4 Annas 10. 8 Annas 11. 1/2 Rupee 12. Rupee 13. 5 Rupees (1/3 Mohur) 14. 10 Rupees (2/3 Mohur) 15. 15 Rupees (Mohur) 16. 30 Rupees (2 Mohur )

1 pie = 1/12 Anna  
 

3 Pies = 1 Pice (Paisa)

4 Pice = 1 Anna

12 Pies = 1Anna

16 Annas = 1 Rupee

15 Rupees = 1 Mohur

Even after 1947 this system of Annas and Rupee followed till 1950s

Major Classification of Coins of British India

 The coins of British India can be mainly classified into East India Company Issues and Regal Issues. Under East India Company Authority coins were struck between 1835 to 1858. They were struck under two Kings, William IV (1835 - 1840) and Victoria Queen (1840-1858). Later coins were struck direct under British kingdom they were Victoria Queen (1862-1876), Victoria Empress (1877-1901),Edward VII (1903-1910), George V (1911-1936) and George VI (1938-1947). 
King Edward VIII ruled for a short while but no coinage were issued under his authority. Online auction sites offer such coins but the genuiness may be debated. 
The coins of British India were of the following denominations: 1. 1/12 Anna 2. 1/2 Pice 3. 1/4 Anna 4. Pice 5. 1/2 Anna 6. Anna 7. 2 Annas 8. 1/4 Rupee 9. 4 Annas 10. 8 Annas 11. 1/2 Rupee 12. Rupee 13. 5 Rupees (1/3 Mohur) 14. 10 Rupees (2/3 Mohur) 15. 15 Rupees (Mohur) 16. 30 Rupees (2 Mohur ) British Gold Sovereign were issued as war emergency issue.