1840 "Queen Victoria" Rupee

Head facing left 30mm 11.5g. Issued by the East India company, before Victoria became the Empress of India. What grade should this coin receive?

Thanks for looking
Ben

 

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The obverse definitely shows the wear.No higher than XF40 IMO.

 

Bloody nice in my opinion LOL nice adition Ben :thumb: :thumb: I need one of them for my collection.

De Orc

 

For that type Vicky rupee, the first port of call is the sharpness of the hair (especially around the hairbands).

I'd say VF (ish) at best.

 

Well finaly managed t pick up not just one but 2 Silver Rupees for my collection



De Orc

 

Very nice. It's interesting how you can actually follow the life and expressions of Queen Victoria thru the period known as the "Victorian Age."

Thanks for posting them
Ben

 

And just for contrast here are two 2 Anna pieces LOL

De Orc :thumb:

 

And we end with a nice little 1/4 Rupee :smile

De Orc :kewl:

 

Nice one!....erm, make that `two'.

At one stage I saw the 1860's + rupee as being the poor man's Gothic florin, but they really have a character all of their very own. At one point they were the only coins I actively collected. An obsession! I collected by date, mint, and all the variations. (They are relatively numerous enough, and cheap enough to be able to afford to do so). However, with each new edition of Krause there were more and more variations being discovered /noted. Eventually I managed to wean myself off them, but not before the second largest part of my coin collection was British India.

Then I discovered the darkness that is French jetons, and now that is the largest part of my collection.

Ian
`hopeless adict'

 

ian my largest collection is india including british india. any suggestions where i can buy the coins. most of my coins were inherited. Thanks. also what do you think of these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=190066586981&rd=1&rd=1

 

Its an excellent coin. But the price is a little too much for me. The UNC of this coin will cost about 12 to 18$. Also, if you let me know specifically where your interest lies, perhaps I may help you.

 

with me anything Victorian LOL also any sugestions on a book or two?

De Orc :hug:

 

Ben,that is a very nice coin you have there.

Aidan.

 

Here are some silver British/East India Company Rupee coins.

 

Spiral,

Those are great examples. Thanks for posting and sharing those pictures

Take Care
Ben

 

I do like that William IV (another one I need LOL) Thanks for sharing them :thumb:

De Orc

 

Biju,did you know that there is a lot of subtypes in the East India Company coinage,including in the silver 1 Rupee coins? The 1840 1 Rupee has 2 major obverse types - Divided Inscription & Continuous Inscription.

Aidan.

 

I know. And you can see both of the 1840 coins in the scan. Infact, I dont have a camera with me. I'm using a scanner. Thats why the coins are a bit faded in appearance.

 

The George V Rupee coins were started to issue in 1911. But the elephant on the bust of the King had the appearance of a pig. This hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslims. Pigs are considered 'haraam', means 'something to be avoided', by the Holy books of Muslims. Hence, these coins were withdrawn and new coins were issued from 1912 onwards.
Recently I saw a William IV Rupee minted in 1839, with a dealer. The coin seemed original. Is there anyone who can confirm the minting of such a coin? Or is there any catalogue which contains this coin? The Krause catalogue does not have this coin.