Indian Commemorative Coin-What's it worth?

1992 Land Vital Resource 2 Rupees coin.

 

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Hiya Rony,

I can't tell you how much it's worth, but I believe it has a really low mintage... Krause doesn't even list it. It's one of those "lost" commemoratives.

If you ever decide you want to sell it, or know where to get more, drop me a line.

 

Page 1112 of
2009 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000 (36th Edition)
Km#323 National Land Conservation
Km#A128 National Land Conservation Week

No values are listed

 

Found this link
non-catalogued 1992/93 Indian 2 Rupee coin
This baby is worth 600 bucks:bigeyes:
From what I came to know from my research is that only 500 of these were minted and given out to delegates at some soil conservation convention. It was minted by Calcutta as the first commemorative 2 Rupees coin but was used as a probe coin.
And no I don't own it Its actually one of the three coins I need to complete my Republic of India type set.:headbang:

 

complete from 1950 onwards?

 

BTW u r free to do as you like but if a coin is not issued for circulation its not really a coin

 

Yup. Its essentially a circulation coinage type set with no 10, 20, 50 or 100 Rupees coins. Although I do have one 10 and 50 Rupees coins.

 

yeah..I realize that but it would have been better if I could have included this beauty.

 

BTW Spock...I did find a Tilakji coin in XF from circulation.

 

In the thread you posted Spiraltreet said the mintage was estimated at 150, but I heard it was closer to 500. I guess only the Indian Mint would know for sure!

150 (or 500) is probably the lowest mintage I've ever heard of, but considering some Indian coins are merely in the thousands, I have no problem considering this a "real" coin. It's not exactly a temple or tea token...

 

a i thought u had complete with every coin and in proof but still its no mean achievement

 

i am proud of you. if you find another let me know

 

dont worry its definitely not part of a circulation type set

 

no one knows the mintage the hon minister distributed 500 coins that day huge difference. it actually is a token perhaps the first of a kind monetized token

 

But Spock, it was made by a legitimite govenment mint and has monetary value... by definition, doesn't that make it a coin?

 

Ofcourse its a coin...no doubt about it but its just like the 1972 or 74 US aluminum penny or 1933 double eagle. Its upto a collector whether they want to complete their type set with or without it.

 

It would be really nice to get one before the Chinese start copying them... lol.

 

Absolutely...but where on earth I'm gonna get $600 :crying:

 

Dear Aslan,

a coin becomes monetized when the mint issues it. no mint has ever issued this coin. a public official has given out some tokens at a function and it so just happens that the token has a design and a monetary value written on it.

The us mint also makes dozens of medals and tokens but they dont automatically become coins. I am not against it being valued a certain amount or someone trying to collect it. but by definition such souvenirs should not have a monetary value to them unless released by the government or the issuing authority

 

ull go to jail for having those coins