India

British India, 1946 1/4 rupee and 1947 1/2 rupee, both Bombay mint.

 

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Here's a few pieces from the new circulating series:


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That was new India; here is some old India. 1266-1287 AD Delhi Sultans Ghiyath al Din Balban BI 2 gani

 

I ordered these from India ($2.25 including shipping) and the seller apologized for the poor strikes for the 2019 coins.

 

I don't remember if I posted these coins my father left me. He was in the U.S. Navy Submarine duty during WWII around India, Australia antd there abouts. He gave my brother and I a bunch of coins during that time. My brother hasn't even looked at his coins. Anyway, in my batch, there was something I am curious about. There was a neat little package that it stated the Admiral Gardner wrecked January 25th of 1809, from the East India Company. It states it is "One Penny". I also got a 1944 One-Half Rupee, and a 1943 One Anna. I doubt they're worth anything, but I would like some comformation. Thanks.

 

Honestly, as far as Indian coins go, these are above average. The particular 5 rupees I got were a bit mushy, but everything is fully struck. That's a big improvement relative to the 2011-19 series.

 

Here is a EIC 1808 X cash, possibly from the wreck of the Gardner, no provenance. You can google "Admiral Gardner shipwreck coins" and get a lot of info. I think the ship wrecked in shallow water on a sand bank near London and much of the cargo was salvaged.

 

King Edward VII (1901-1910).
One rupee 1904, silver .917, weight - 11,66 g., size - 30,6 mm, mintage - 10194000 pcs. Engraver: George William de Saulles. Bombay Mint. Such coins were released at 1903-10.

 

Queen Victoria (1837-1901).
One rupee 1892, silver .917, weight - 11,66 g., size - 30,79 mm, mintage - 32455120 pcs. Engraver: William Wyon. Calcutta Mint. Such coins were released at 1877-94 and 1897-1901

 

Queen Victoria (1837-1901).
Quarter of anna 1862, bronze, weight - 6,14 g., size - 25,5 mm, thickness - 1,84 mm, mintage - 186227000 pcs. Engraver: William Wyon. Madras Mint. Such coins were released at 1862, 1874-76, 1884-86, 1890-91 and 1894.

 

Love the finish on that 1862 1/4 anna. I have been into silver rupees a lot lately.
Many of the attributions are tentative for now, as these are recent arrivals.

1. 1713-1719 Mughal, Farrukhsiyar, AR rupee, Azimabad mint, AH1129/Ry.6
2. 1752-1792 Jodhpur, AR rupee
3. 1759 Madras Presidency, AR rupee, AH1172/Ry.6
4. 1820-1831 Bengal Presidency, AR rupee, Ry.45, Calcutta mint
5. 1823 Baroda, Sayaji Rao II, AR rupee, AH1238/Ry.18

 

Republic of India.
Half anna 1950, copper-nickel, weight - 2,916 g., size - 19,5 mm, thickness - 1,45 mm, mintage - 26076000 pcs. Mumbai Mint. Such coins were released at 1950 and 1954-55. Demonetized at June 30 2011.

 

Portuguese India.
One rupee 1881, silver .917, weight - 11,66 g., size - 30,5 mm, thickness - 1,8 mm, nintage - 1762901 pcs. Calcutta Mint. Such coins were released at 1881, 1882 and 1885. Ruler: king Luiz I (1861-1889).

 

New arrival, awaiting confirmation of attribution. Gupta Empire, Chandragupta II, AR drachm, c. AD375-414. This is a rather scarce coin.

 

These British India coins have all been stained or colored:


India half anna 1943


India one anna 1944


India two annas 1943

I have had these coins since the 1960's. I do not know what caused the staining.

 

Here are a few that showed up a couple of days ago. The black on Ed's face easily wiped off with some saliva and the tail of my shirt, so he actually looks like an XF45 at least. Your coins above which you call "stained", have just endured the years and whatever conditions did to them. Such is life, as Ned Kelly said.

 

Just took an image of this one...

Mughals, Akbar the Great (1556-1605AD) - Rupee, 999AH

 

Delhi Sultans, Qutb al-Din Murarak, BI 4 gani, c.1316-1320AD

 

My daughter married a guy born in India, and they had a son in 2019. Of course I got him a 2019 US proof set and two (yup 2 emperors in Japan in 2019) sets from Japan...now what to do about India. Ordering from India (e-bay) a set of coins, I found the 20 rupee to be 2020. When I asked the dealer, he explained there were no 20 rupee coins from 2019!, so here's what I have now:



Now I need a 2019 one rupee. From the same dealer (since I was paying for shipping, I also got this beauty: