Value for coins

[Guest michael]

Does anyone have an idea what one rupee from India costs. From 1862 with Queen Victoria

[Geoff T]

The first question here is "which 1862". The reason why certain rupee dates are very common is that it was standard practice at this time, once a coin was struck, to go on striking it with the same date regardless of the year. There are clues to when - and where - a coin was actually struck but they are subtle things, like patterns of dots on the reverse, mint marks and privy marks hidden in the obverse design.

Because they were minted in such huge numbers, rupees in top grades turn up quite regularly. Assuming yours is around EF, then the going price is around the £10 mark.

They are beautiful coins, and a nice sideline if your main interest is British coins.

Hope this helps - Geoff

[Peter]

The poor mans Gothic Florin...a beautiful coin and vastly underpriced...well.....compared to gothics.

[Millimoo]

They sound very impressive - anyone got a picture?

Dave

[mint_mark]

I was amazed to find this incredible website!

[Peter]

The gothic side is the appeal...although I do hanker for dots

[Geordie582]

In other words,- your dotty!

[Sylvester]

The gothic side is the appeal...although I do hanker for dots

Dot Cotton?

Oh sorry it's Branning now.

[Guest Guest]

Jim worries me with his boxing background.

You've found out I'm a driving instructor

[Peter]

Or am I ?

[Sylvester]

Or am I ?

I thought i'd seen Melvin Hayes before!

(and here was me thinking it was Carry On England, oh well...)

[Peter]

You didn't see the Peck on the back seat obviously.

I don't think Dot did either....but Zoe certainly would have been welcome.

(There was inuendo there that I resisted.)

I do hope you are all keeping up with the thread.

Its a pity Kenneth Moore and Sid James aren't still about.

Honestly....its on in the background as I ponder the meaning of life....such as

why are 1914 & 15 types of farthing in decent condition as rare as hens teeth.

No reason why the commoner types shouldn't be about....and I need the touching 15 TT.

[Sylvester]

You didn't see the Peck on the back seat obviously.

I don't think Dot did either....but Zoe certainly would have been welcome.

(There was inuendo there that I resisted.)

I do hope you are all keeping up with the thread.

Its a pity Kenneth Moore and Sid James aren't still about.

Honestly....its on in the background as I ponder the meaning of life....such as

why are 1914 & 15 types of farthing in decent condition as rare as hens teeth.

No reason why the commoner types shouldn't be about....and I need the touching 15 TT.

Kenneth Williams you mean?

Kenneth Moore was the one that was in 'A Night to Remember'.

Some coins are just rarer, i wonder if the war had a part to play. Most collectors at that time would have been men, men had other things on their mind at that particular time. The middle classes surely would have been called up as well as the working classes. Since most of the working class were physically unfit to go fighting. Most of them under-fed.

Well it's a thought?

[Geoff T]

why are 1914 & 15 types of farthing in decent condition as rare as hens teeth.

Some coins are just rarer, i wonder if the war had a part to play. Most collectors at that time would have been men, men had other things on their mind at that particular time. The middle classes surely would have been called up as well as the working classes. Since most of the working class were physically unfit to go fighting. Most of them under-fed.

Well it's a thought?

Yet with some silver the opposite is true. Although 1915 was a high mintage year for half crowns, it's still remarkable how many from the war years turn up in top grades. A friend of mine has a theory that the higher value coins were given as keepsakes when new by men going off to the front. In cases where they never returned alive, the coins might have been treasured as a tangible link.

An interesting theory, anyway.

G

[Sylvester]

Looking at it another way Geoff. Time of war, gold stadard dropped, top silver denominations hoarded. The remaining demoninations have to make up for the shortage. Thus they see more circulation.

At this time most coin collectors would have been those with disposable income, lower middle classes and above. Of which if some have gone to war there'll be less collectors around, and any collectors that are around will probably have been going after the top denominations to protect their assets in silver.

[Peter]

There has got to be a more tangible reason....years ago I believe the Farthing Specialist made the 1734 1/4d a key date... by hoarding and releasing them slowly into the market at inflated prices.None of the coin catalogues picked up on this.The 1837 halfcrown is a similar coin look at CCGB prices this was based upon Colin Cooke having a GF listed for £100+ ???? Spink haven't caught up yet (well not in the 2004 edition).

I was sniped on Ebay by CC for a 1914 Unc 1/4d £14 !!!!!!! about 18 months ago.

Is there a huge stash of 1914,15 1/4d's lurking in the Manchester area ?

[Peter]

On Colincookes web site there are quite a few 1 rupees they are a nice looking coin and fairly cheap if Gothic's your thing.

[Sylvester]

On Colincookes web site there are quite a few 1 rupees they are a nice looking coin and fairly cheap if Gothic's your thing.

I'm not that keen on the rupees, the dress is different and not quite as nice as the one on the Gothic design.

Gothics are my thing, but that's because they're florins and i like florins. But there's a denomination i've never tried to collect. Maybe one day i should.