The British Are Coming!!!Post British Empire Empire Coins.

Paddy I think mine is a similar grade will picture it soon..

Raja

Those rupees are stunning ! You must be very pleased with them ! Although I think design wise they are the poorest british India rupees going.. They are different and that's why I like them so much !

 

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Nice Edwardian Rupees Raja & Welcome to the forum!

 

Here are some I had some princely states issues and stuff that I will upload tomorrow.

 

And here is my bikanir
The seller took great photos which hid its actual state I took a punt without seeing the obverse so I'm waiting for a better one.. Its flagged for upgrade !

 

A few more Indian ones while we are on the subject:


India 8 Anna 1920 - scarce coin
India Half Rupee 1899 - very nice condition
Hyderabad One Rupee AH1325
Bikanir One Rupee 1892

 

stunning bikaneri rupee .....the 1/2 rupee has inverted B......

 

I am glad you appreciate them! Sadly they have all moved on from me about 3 years ago now, and all I have left are the pictures. The one that created the greatest stir was this one:


More modern being 1945, but the much scarcer "Large 5" variant.

 

NICE POST PADDY !!!!
The Bikaneri rupee was issued only in 1892 and 1897. Here is one from my collection dated 1897. I am in search of the 1892 dated rupee of Bikaner

 

Nice coin - but am I reading the dates wrong all along? I would have said this one was 1892 not 1897?

 

sorry its 1892 u r correct..i am wrong .....
Sorry i m a bit weak regarding the victorian dates !!!!!
Just checked and confirmed from my senior collector its 1892 ...1897 had lesser mintage and it a bit scarce

 

Paddy ....saw you 1/2 rupee 1899 coin with inverted B. Nice luster it has..here is an 1899 coin from c mint with C incuse at the bottom. The coin lost its luster but still the details are excellent.

 

Yes - the collection I had acquired included many variants in the Half and One Rupee section - inverted and raised mint letters, mint marks, a large number of different date dots on the 1862 series, and coins from Bombay, Calcutta and Lysore mints - it took me a long time to research and identify them, and even then I suspect I missed some of the finer details!

 

Such as this one:

 

Oh man I really need the 1/2 Victoria queen and empress rupees and some of the EIC issues !
Are the lower denominations of the princely states almost always in low grades ? Very rarely see a high grade come up for sale my. Sailana, bikanir, dhar and dewas coppers are all around VG. Worth having though ! Will post pics later !

 

The 1/4 rupee 1835 is really eye appealing ...Great Grade

 

Nice Paddy, I did not know Silly Willy had EIC coins with his image on them. I do have an early Vicky from EIC.

 

1840 discontinuous legend wow ......EIC ...young head of the queen ...here is one sample from my collection uncleaned coin ...WWB initials slight rotation in reverse die Madras Mint

 

While we are on an "India-fest" here are a few more from my long sold collection. Shows nicely the two different versions of the Rupees referred to by Raja.

 

Old Head, kinda like a 90 year old hooker....

 

wow paddy...the last coin 1903 (Bombay Mint Dot Below stem )...is amazing ( as i am an edwardian collector)..loved it ..good details too...
Heres an sample of edwardian 1/2 rupee or 8 anna equivalent from Calcutta Mint 1909...