The Silver Bomb!!

Mary Lewis sent me this e-mail today! It sounds interesting. You should read this.

Dear fellow collector,
The Silver Bomb is a great book which basically states that the end a ‘Paper Wealth’ is upon us, as more and more people

are getting back to holding ‘precious metals’, in particular SILVER, rather than relying on paper cash and the banks to help them out with their financial future!

Most ‘ordinary people’ realise that owning and possessing GOLD for example would be a fantastic asset and a great investment for the future! However, many people simply cannot afford to ‘invest’ in Gold.

However, the current price of Silver is within the reach of most people and with Silver prices doubling already in the past 18 months and likely to increase by up to 400% over the next 3 to 4 years, many people are now ‘investing in Silver’

Governments around the World are simply printing more and more ‘paper money’ to try to get them out of the financial mess they are in and this proliferation of ‘paper money’ is drastically devaluing their currency! A great example of this is the USA Dollar…which is worth less and less each year, yet the USA is sinking deeper and deeper in debt!!

Supposing you had a $100 bill 10 years ago and you placed it under your bed…that same bill in real terms would have devalued by approx. 30% in10 years, so in real terms, that $100 bill would now only buy you the equivalent of $70 of goods and services, as compared to 10 years ago.

However, supposing you had bought $100 of Silver 10 years ago (then only $7 an ounce), that Silver would now be worth 4.5 times its value at the time = $450 (approx.)

So your ‘paper money’ is now worth $70 and your Silver is worth approx. $450! Does ‘paper money’ work? NO it does not!!

Silver is expected to rise in value by up to 400% over the next 3 to 4 years.

See the attached article in the Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/gold/9672895/Silver-price-to-increase-400pc-in-three-years.html

Many people have their money tied up in ISA’s and in Banks earning 2% or 3% a year…that’s approx. 8% -12% over 3 to 4 years!!

400% over 3 to 4 years with Silver … or 8%-12% with your ‘paper money’ in Banks? I know where I would put my money and it would not be in the Bank!!

ISN Coins ‘Offering True Value for your Money’

Please contact me if you wish to know more and find out how YOU can take advantage of the ‘Silver Bomb’ which is ready to explode!!

Mary Lewis

ISN Coins

World Coin Gallery - A site for Coin Collectors

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.

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 Rock 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 largest 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, Currencies 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.

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.

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.

Coin Collection Manager Software to manage your coin collection

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Features
* Store your Coin Collection Details with Images
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* Image Preview - Quickly preview the image of selected coin
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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.

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.

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.

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.

A Brief History of British India Company Coinage

The East India Company started issuing coins during 1833 to 1858. Coins in various denominations were issued during the period under the reign of William, King and Victoria Queen. Later the power of the East India Company was transferred to the Government of India on 2nd August 1858. Under Government of India, coins were issued under the Reign of the Victoria Queen (1840 to 1876) Victoria Emperor(1903-1910), George V King Emperor (1911- 1936) and in 1937 and 1938) George VI King Emperor (1938-1947)

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.

Common British India Coins available now

The common British India Coins that are available now is very few. Here is a list of low value British India Coins that are available, exchanges and sold frequently.

ONE QUARTER ANNA ONE QUARTER ANNA

1875/76/80/82/83/85/87/89/90/91/93/95/96/97/1900/01 VICTORIA QUEEN ONE QUARTER ANNA 1903/04/05/06/07/08/09/ 10 EDVERD VII ONE QUARTER ANNA 1913/14/17//18/19/20/25/26/29/30/33/34/35/36 GEORGE V ONE QUARTER ANNA 1939/40/41/42/GEORGE VI

2 ANNA George vi (SQUARE) 1939/40/41/42/43/44

1/12 ANNA COIN 1907(EDVERDVII)/1914/17/18/19/20/1924/25/29/(GEORGEV) 1939

GEORGE VI KING & EMPERER 1 PAISA COIN 1943/44/45/47 HOLL (COPPER /1950 /51/52/53/54/55 INDIA & HORSE ( EXTRA PICES) 1/2 PICE 1889/98

VICTORIA EMPRESS 1/2 PICE 1903/06/10/12 EDVERD VII KING & EMP. ( EXTRA PICES) 1/2 PICE 1913/14/16/17/20/22/26/27/28/35/36/39/40

GEORGE V KING & EMPERER ( EXTRA PICES ) 1/2 PICE 1939/1940 GEORGE VI KING & EMPERER 1/2 ANNA (2 PICE) 1835(LION & FLAG) 1942 /43/44/45/46/ 47 (GEORGE VI )

Numis Indica Free Magazine for Coin Collectors

Numis Indica is a totally free PDF magazine committed to Indian coins and numismatics. It contains popular articles, scholarly papers, useful information, and advertisement from selected sellers and numismatic/coin organizations. I have tried four issues available and all of them where very useful. The editor Shastri JC Philp has made a dedicated attempt. Also try the eBooks available and try to read the reference books available at indiancoins.org. I have seen a course that teach Brahmi. Brahmi is the most widely used language on ancient Indian coins. Any serious hobbyist would be benefited if he picks up even the rudiments of this language. Every serious numismatist should anyway learn this language. Visit the site for more fun. Download your FREE issue today itself: