Does Anyone Collect India?

Bacchus2- Thanks for the info! When I bought it the dealer said that it was Mughal, but that he was not sure from when or where. I actually posed it on the forum a while back and one of the form members claimed that it was from Jhodpur from the 1930s. But I could never find the KM for this coin nor a picture which resembled it in my krause books. I later showed it to another dealer at a coin show who thought that it might also be late Mughal. So I am not sure what to believe. So please do tell which features of the coin, especially which elements of the partial Indo-Persian script, indicate that this coin is from Jhodpur and from the period of George VI. Thanks!

This coin belongs to the period of Umaid Singh (1918-1947) issued in the period of King George VI.... Y#40.1,Krause publications gives demonstration.

@ Bacchus2 :) I have a word to say about another post that I went through just now. Please look at your post dated 21st June this year.You posted some images under the title,"Sultans of Delhi". The second image looks like that of the Bengal sultan,'Giyaz ud din Bahadur'.Please check that up with KM#2, type 3 of Krause.The legend is bilingual and the lowest line on the obv. reads like 'Bahadur sai' and the top line within the square area reads 'Bahadur shah' bin Muhammad shah.

@Bacchus2 :) Dear Malcolm, here is image of one of the Mysore coins you posted on 26th of June. That is the gem of a coin with many specialties.

1.Tipu started striking date in a different way above the elephant. That is called the Mauludi era (AM). Contrary to reading numerals from left to right in Persoarabic, this is read from right to left.
2.This was struck at Bengaluru, previously Bangalore. These coins are coveted even in South India and are difficult to get. Needless to say,they are expensive.Great!

Dear drnsreedhar,

Thanks very much for the extra info. I recall buying a small group of Mysore coins a good few years ago but I don't know them as intimately as you do.

I'm glad I bought so many Indian native states coins, a long time ago, as I did as I think they are becoming much more collectable and prices have shot up a lot in recent years.

Tresspasser - I think you just check out that particular board - you need a certain number of posts to be able to sell and possibly post wants lists too though.

Malcolm

I have posted some image of Indian coins for those who collect Indian.

Delhi sultanate - https://goccf.com/t/94112

Mughal Empire - https://goccf.com/t/93062

Gujarat sultanate - https://goccf.com/t/94915

Jaunpur sultanate - https://goccf.com/t/94346

Madurai sultanate - https://goccf.com/t/93868

You can add to them, post comments and discuss. The ID no. of the coin is at the top left corner of each image. Thanks.

Is that 1840 Victoria Queen rupee the 'plump' head or the 'Indian' head?
I find the difference between the two types to be quite subtle.