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<p>[QUOTE="someconcerns, post: 1928249, member: 51052"]There is no mint mark in the same way as US coins (D, S, CC etc.). Rather, like most of the period in which US coins were stuck - and Philadelphia coins had NO mark - there is no mint mark for Calcutta. The Bombay strikes have a small dot on the reverse under the ornate "wreath" near the bottom of the coin, just as shown in the coin posted by Jello. Only those two mints struck one Rupee coins in 1920, so I expect you will see the small dot on yours, if it is from Bombay.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of value, both mints had huge mintages, so I suspect there is little practical difference in scarcity or value. Although the page I gave you yesterday shows $30 as the value in VF, I suspect the value on Ebay might be more in the $10-15 range. You might search on completed auctions for similar coins to see how they ended up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun, and I hope this helped.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="someconcerns, post: 1928249, member: 51052"]There is no mint mark in the same way as US coins (D, S, CC etc.). Rather, like most of the period in which US coins were stuck - and Philadelphia coins had NO mark - there is no mint mark for Calcutta. The Bombay strikes have a small dot on the reverse under the ornate "wreath" near the bottom of the coin, just as shown in the coin posted by Jello. Only those two mints struck one Rupee coins in 1920, so I expect you will see the small dot on yours, if it is from Bombay. In terms of value, both mints had huge mintages, so I suspect there is little practical difference in scarcity or value. Although the page I gave you yesterday shows $30 as the value in VF, I suspect the value on Ebay might be more in the $10-15 range. You might search on completed auctions for similar coins to see how they ended up. Have fun, and I hope this helped.[/QUOTE]
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