non-catalogued 1992/93 Indian 2 Rupee coin

A couple of days back, I came across a 2 Rupee coin from the Republic of India minted in 1992 from the Calcutta Mint commemorating 'Land Vital Resources'. On my enquiry the dealer wanted around 650$ for this coin. I searched for this coin and found that the lowest price for this coin is around 625$. The mintage is said to be less than 150. The coin is listed in the official website of Calcutta Mint. But the year is wrongly given as 1993. All the coins I came to know about belongs to 1992. I got a not so clear image of the coin from a book. Also, take a look at the list of coins from the Calcutta Mint site.
http://www.igmint.org/coins.htm

 

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Spiraltreet,that is a very nice coin.I haven't got this one.I do have the ordinary 'National Integration' 2 Rupees that depicts a map of India.Do you pull out the commemorative 1 & 2 Rupee coins from your change? The latest commemorative I have is the 1992 'Quit India' 1 Rupee coin.

Aidan.

 

sure.. I do have a lot of Indian commemoratives as spares. Usually, I get these coins through changes ofcourse. But, if you want some hard to get coins, you got to search more. Usually, I get coins from super markets or from bus depots (I do have friends there). For the last couple of years, it is very difficult to get the commemorative coins. I think more and more people from here (India) are collecting coins now a days.

 

Spiraltreet,I can guess that you will be going straight down to the bank the day that the commemorative coins for the 2010 British Commonwealth Games are being issued.I have got only one Indian coin that contains a reference to the British Commonwealth - the 1991 Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference commemorative 1 Rupee coin.I do have a few low value coins from 10 Paise up to the 50 Paise as well.

Aidan.

 

The coin you got is the only one Republic Indian coin with some reference to the commonwealth. I guess they might issue a coin in 2010. Also, there is news that the design of Indian coins are going to change entirely. Normally, we wont get the commemorative coins through the banks here in South India. For that , we have to go to some North Indian cities where the mints are located. These days, for some reason, the mintage of commemorative coins are pretty low, especially that of steel one Rupee coins. And Aidan, if you want some Indian commemorative coins, perhaps I can help. I can get them free for you.

 

Spiraltreet,I would like that.Please feel free to send an email.

Aidan.

 

I would be very interested in filling the holes in my modern Indian collectios as well.

I need the following:

1 rupee:
1985 Youth Year
1990 FAO Farming
1993 Parliament Conference
1994 Year of Family
any 1999+

2 rupees:
1995 Agriexpo
1998+

5 rupees:
1995 U.N.
1996 Crop Science Conference
1997+

 

Tbirde, the 1996 Crop Science Conference 5Rs coin is a relatively expensive item with a low mintage of 11,000. It worth around 25 to 30 dollars a piece in UNC.

 

Thanks for the info. I'll have to skip that one I guess.

 

I managed to get one 1992 Land Vital Resource Coin for about 600 Dollars!!!. It took me nearly 6 months to get this one. But I'm happy now.. It is a UNC coin. But it seems there is a dust layer over it. I am afraid to clean it.. Is there any way to clean it without harming the coin in any way?

 

In April 2006, I intimated the Krause about the existence of this particular coin. I sent the scans, and all the particulars about this coins I know. After couple of mails, there was no reply from their end. But recently, I saw their updated catalogue.. and to my surprise, this coin was listed there.. And, what more surprising was that, they are using the same image I've sent them (there is a very small scratch on my coin and this can be noted in the image also). I'm really happy about it.. The catalogue number of this coin now is km#323.:goofer:

 

Too bad you dont get credit for it

 

NCS... they're cleaning the coins!! Whereabouts do these guys fall in the TPG hierarchy?

 

CLEANING COINS ISN'T ALWAYS BAD! There, its been said. Yes, they do clean coins - usually more to the preservation/conservation side than strictly for aesthetic reasons. They are a sister company of NGC. A better question to ask might be - what makes their cleaning more acceptable than yours or mine, if done properly?

 

Nope. Not by a longshot. But all in good time. :smile

 

That is an EXCELLENT question.