Questions About Colonial India Silver Rupees

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marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 09/18/2013 12:41 pm I picked these two up today, an 1840 East India Co and a 1900. I paid £35 hammer for both, so I think I did OK. Not great scans but I hope the 1840 is XF...reverse looks better. On my last Rupee pick up I made an error I feel. I bought 10 Rupees, 1860's and later and they had black gunk on some of them. I sent them to NCS to get them sorted out and that should have been that. Stupidly I then got them slabbed by NGC and got some poor results which I think will put buyers off more than if I had not paid all these fees and left them raw. So, the question is, should I leave them in their slabs or pop them out if I ever need to sell. Seems a shame to conserve and grade coins and then crack them out. Learnt my lesson I guess. Also, are any of these coins in terms of the type/mint mark etc of particular interest to collectors or are they all common? 01 1862(B) INDIA TYPE B/2 0/0 RUPEE AU DETAILS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE 002 1879(B) INDIA TYPE A/1 RUPEE VF DETAILS HARSHLY CLEANED 003 1885B INDIA TYPE A/1 RAISED MINTMARK RUPEE AU DETAILS EXCESSIVE SURFACE HAIRLINES 004 1882(B) INDIA TYPE A/1 RUPEE XF DETAILS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE 005 1917(B) INDIA RUPEE AU DETAILS SURFACE HAIRLINES 006 1906B INDIA RUPEE VF 30 Report this Post to the Staff

Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 09/18/2013 5:01 pm marbury518- Nice! You did very well! I'm quite jealous, especially of that 1840 EIC Rupee. Report this Post to the Staff
marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 09/18/2013 5:31 pm Thanks....just had better news from ANACS. 4924565 1875 W 1C STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AU 55 4924566 1875 W 1C STRAITS SETTLEMENTS VF 30 4924567 1922 $ Peace Dollar MS 63 4924568 1900 20C CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND AU 50 4924569 1872 H 10C CANADA-NEWFOUNDLAND AU 53 4924570 1920 1R BR INDIA MS 62 4924571 1891 H 1/2C BRITISH NORTH BORNEO BR MS 62 Report this Post to the Staff
marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 09/18/2013 10:47 pm The 1920 1 Rupee MS62 came from the same group, so that might have helped me to break even, maybe. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2889 Posts	Posted 09/19/2013 03:17 am Those are nice coins. I actively collect Indian material - but I'd never buy one that that was slabbed as I buy coins to hold and am not interested in "degrees of perfection". If you are buying these to sell, I guess you'd have to consider where the market is if thinking about slabbing. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 09/19/2013 11:33 am Quote: Stupidly I then got them slabbed by NGC and got some poor results... 002 1879(B) INDIA TYPE A/1 RUPEE VF DETAILS HARSHLY CLEANED 004 1882(B) INDIA TYPE A/1 RUPEE XF DETAILS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE 006 1906B INDIA RUPEE VF 30 Regarding these three coins in particular, given their results... what exactly were you expecting out of those pieces? Do you feel that these results are mind-bogglingly wrong and whoever graded them is smoking crack? I would guess, all else being equal, that these results probably reflect what a sensible person should be seeing on them... moderately circulated pieces, additionally with issues on a couple. Quote: results which I think will put buyers off more than if... I had left them raw. Absolutely true if you're planning on not revealing issues to prospective buyers and hoping someone who doesn't know better comes along... Report this Post to the Staff
marbury518 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 552 Posts	Posted 09/19/2013 12:15 pm Thanks for your usual sage and tactful comments. Edited by marbury518 09/19/2013 12:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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