"F." or F incuse (seen under the king's neck) is the initial of Lt.-Col. William Nairn Forbes R.E., Master of the Calcutta Mint from 5th January 1836 to 23rd January 1855.
Thanks. Those are too expensive for me, so I settled for the one which had the (about) right cost/quality ratio.
what a coin you are always teasing me if you could tell me where to get them it would be great. my network of dealers is trying very hard but its impossible to get the right coin at the right price these days. the 2 mohur and the 15 re coins are also something i am chasing along with the square mohur of akbar in unc that a unique coin. thanks for showing me the coin
East India Company 1840 Calcutta Type II Craig #4a - 28 berries. Very Fine 30.5 mm 11.66 grams 0.917 fine Paid $40 in 1985
I have a few East India Company coins. During WW II my father served on a submarine and travelled a lot. He willed to me half of his coin collection. My brother got the other half. 1943 One Rupee 1944 One-Half Rupee And then he evidently sent of to some mail order company, and bought a 1808 One Penny from a ship named Admiral Gardner that "sank" for some reason. Any ideas?
Here's the Wiki on the Admiral Gardner, a ship that went down with a small treasure aboard : Admiral_Gardner_(1797_EIC_ship)
I really like this proof set.. its on my wishlist.. will probably stay there a while on my budget https://www.ebay.com/itm/1835-East-India-Company-William-IV-Restrike-Proof-set-1-4-1-2-1-Rupee/254337108144?hash=item3b37ac48b0:g:6MwAAOSwqiJb-wWG
Asking US$ 5900. Still no buyers. But, then, no returns allowed, either. Is this thing real at all? I mean, I know that it is called a "restrike." But who restruck them? It looks like a gimmick to me. Do you have any clarification? "The company remained in existence in vestigial form, continuing to manage the tea trade on behalf of the British Government (and the supply of Saint Helena) until the East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act 1873 came into effect, on 1 January 1874. This Act provided for the formal dissolution of the company on 1 June 1874, after a final dividend payment and the commutation or redemption of its stock.[77] [...] In the 1980s, a group of investors purchased the rights to the moribund corporate brand and founded a clothing company, which lasted until the 1990s. The corporate vestiges were again purchased by another group of investors who opened their first store in 2010." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company
I sent this message to them : Hi , I'm very curious about these coins. You describe them as "re-strikes". Who re-struck them? When? Where? Why? Where and how did you acquire them? I would appreciate as much information about these coins as you can provide. Let's see what they reply.
A quick, but uninformative, and thus, unsatisfactory, reply : "For much of the time the British were in India coins were struck from old dies on demand. The dies were polished to provide for proof surfaces and as such the coins are immediately recognizable. The British India proof restrikes are extremely rare and desirable. As we mentioned in our commentary these were purchased from England's leading coin dealer decades ago." I feel like this seller is being very evasive when it comes to explaining these coins. Perhaps another person should ask them similar questions and let's compare the answers.
These were re struck in rather unknown amounts in the 1950-1980 time frame in India - mostly (or all?) in Mumbai - by the mint using the old original dies (re polished). Technically these are official restrikes, the rarity of these though remain unknown. The original proofs are definitely much more rare. The current form the the East India Company mentioned above has nothing to do with these coins - they make “un official” collector coins.
