India

The 50 rupee is 0.500 silver (Krause 50) and the 10 rupee is 0.800 silver (Krause 90). The actual date of the 10 rupee is either 1968 or 1970. Both have mirror finishes, but I don't know if they are proof or uncirculated. Anyone know?

 

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Proof Like I would think is what Tpg would grade them.

 

They are definitely proof-like, but I was wondering whether they were proof or not. Since I don't have the mint packaging, is there any way I could tell?

 

Prooflike, probably?

 

Thanks, would there be any indicator if they actually were proof?

 

Here 50 rupees note one of our members sent me in a trade. But I thought I had lost it.

 

1862 2 Anna's,India buy were in India is it from.

 

One rupee 1947, nickel, weight - 11,8 g., size - 28 mm, thickness - 2,48 mm, mintage - 118028000 pcs. Engravers: Percy Metcalfe (obverse - portrait of the king George VI) and P.W.M. Brindley (reverse). Single release only.

 

My daughter married a guy born in India but raised in Singapore. They went to India for Christmas in 2014 and I asked them to search around and bring me some coins. His mother said they shouldn't do this since coins are so "dirty", so they brought me some paper money instead..hmmmmm.

 

British India.
1/2 anna 1946, copper-nickel, weight - 2,87 g., size - 19,7 mm, mintage - 75159000 pcs. Engraver: Percy Metcalfe. Calcutta Mint. Coins of this type were released at 1946 & 1947. King George VI.

 

Some nice India coins I found...pardon the photography:


Is this a proof?

 

Another:



Once again, a proof? Just looking at the mirror effect.

 

Very nice coins Sir!

 

Thank you

 

Yes, I believe so.

Is modern India really bringing the crazy prices I see on eBay and Amazon? It looks like a bunch of coins going for $5 to $50 that were bringing 20c to a dollar a few years ago.

Early republic stuff from the '50's is even crazier.

 

I know! Prices seem to have skyrocketed on some stuff.

 

I have a bag of 1977-C 5p aluminum coins that always listed for pennies apiece. There's nothing special about these coins and there's nothing even close to Gem. Most are poorly struck and unattractive. I saw a similar single coin on eBay go for $5!!!

Right now I'm thinking I should hang onto all the Gem India I can find and sell the other stuff into strenght. The Gems are really tough for most issues but I always picked them up when I saw them.

What I find so surprising is that I never considered most India to be very rare but some of the pricing suggests it must be scarce. The 1954 R for instance lists for $35 in XF. I know this coin is quite scarce in Unc and might be rare in Gem but it never occured to me it could be a $35 coin in XF. And what's going on with the large 2 A's? The cheapest chBU is $80.

I think I have to be a seller at these levels for most of these coins.

By the same token though some of the pricing looks to be far too low. This applies to most of the rupees and Gems. I could never find rupees even with intensive effort and advertising.

 

Thought this would be a good place for you and Vicki

 

British India.
1 anna 1935, copper-nickel, weight - 3,8 g., size - 20,5 mm, thickness - 1,38 mm, mintage - 41112000 pcs. Engraver: Edgar Bertram MacKennal. Bombay Mint. Coins of this type were released at 1912-20, 1923-30 and 1933-36. King George V.