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<p>[QUOTE="Butchy, post: 1397802, member: 36915"]Very interesting perspective you brought up. You may have a point compared to some years and mints. I did look around after you pointed that out. Look at the strike of the 1893B rupee in the link posted. Looks VERY similar in quality of the strike. It may be possible to somewhat date that coin based on the depth of the strike and also figure out where it was minted.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-silver-1-Rupee-Victoria-1893B-AU-/220963011725?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33726bfc8d" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-silver-1-Rupee-Victoria-1893B-AU-/220963011725?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33726bfc8d" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-silver-1-Rupee-Victoria-1893B-AU-/220963011725?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33726bfc8d</a></p><p><br /></p><p>1893C has a deeper strike.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-silver-1-Rupee-1893C-EF-/220944714935?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337154ccb7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-silver-1-Rupee-1893C-EF-/220944714935?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337154ccb7" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-silver-1-Rupee-1893C-EF-/220944714935?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337154ccb7</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It seems safe to say the Victorian half rupee, if genuine, came from the Bombay mint. The Calcutta mint seems to always have produced a deeper strike (showing through the outlines of the head) for the post-1873 Victorian-era rupee.</p><p><br /></p><p>More comparisons:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-British-Silver-1-Rupee-1885-B-VF-/380413770609?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58926d7b71" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-British-Silver-1-Rupee-1885-B-VF-/380413770609?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58926d7b71" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-British-Silver-1-Rupee-1885-B-VF-/380413770609?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58926d7b71</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1879-b-India-1-Rupee-Silver-PCGS-AU55-A-IV-3-Petaled-Rosette-COIN-/120875353415?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c24bb8547" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1879-b-India-1-Rupee-Silver-PCGS-AU55-A-IV-3-Petaled-Rosette-COIN-/120875353415?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c24bb8547" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1879-b-India-1-Rupee-Silver-PCGS-AU55-A-IV-3-Petaled-Rosette-COIN-/120875353415?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c24bb8547</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Based on all these examples, if genuine, the Victorian half rupee probably comes from Bombay during the 1880s or 1890s.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other one seems comparable to the strike of a 1939 half rupee. 1938 half rupee seems to have a more well-defined head.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1938-INDIA-HALF-RUPEE-SILVER-COIN-BU-NICE-/380361667848?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588f527508" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1938-INDIA-HALF-RUPEE-SILVER-COIN-BU-NICE-/380361667848?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588f527508" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1938-INDIA-HALF-RUPEE-SILVER-COIN-BU-NICE-/380361667848?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588f527508</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/British-India-KGVI-1939-Half-Rupees-With-Orignal-Luster-/260974195923?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc34634d3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/British-India-KGVI-1939-Half-Rupees-With-Orignal-Luster-/260974195923?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc34634d3" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/British-India-KGVI-1939-Half-Rupees-With-Orignal-Luster-/260974195923?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc34634d3</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts? Thank you VERY much for replying.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Butchy, post: 1397802, member: 36915"]Very interesting perspective you brought up. You may have a point compared to some years and mints. I did look around after you pointed that out. Look at the strike of the 1893B rupee in the link posted. Looks VERY similar in quality of the strike. It may be possible to somewhat date that coin based on the depth of the strike and also figure out where it was minted. [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-silver-1-Rupee-Victoria-1893B-AU-/220963011725?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33726bfc8d[/url] 1893C has a deeper strike. [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-silver-1-Rupee-1893C-EF-/220944714935?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337154ccb7[/url] It seems safe to say the Victorian half rupee, if genuine, came from the Bombay mint. The Calcutta mint seems to always have produced a deeper strike (showing through the outlines of the head) for the post-1873 Victorian-era rupee. More comparisons: [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-British-Silver-1-Rupee-1885-B-VF-/380413770609?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58926d7b71[/url] [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/1879-b-India-1-Rupee-Silver-PCGS-AU55-A-IV-3-Petaled-Rosette-COIN-/120875353415?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c24bb8547[/url] Based on all these examples, if genuine, the Victorian half rupee probably comes from Bombay during the 1880s or 1890s. The other one seems comparable to the strike of a 1939 half rupee. 1938 half rupee seems to have a more well-defined head. [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/1938-INDIA-HALF-RUPEE-SILVER-COIN-BU-NICE-/380361667848?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588f527508[/url] [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/British-India-KGVI-1939-Half-Rupees-With-Orignal-Luster-/260974195923?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc34634d3[/url] Any thoughts? Thank you VERY much for replying.[/QUOTE]
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