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dom Valued Member United States 265 Posts	Posted 06/25/2008 6:29 pm Hi all, An indian co-worker of mine returned from India with some old Indian coins: 4, 1 rupee coins dated 1904,1907,1913, and 1918 2, 1/4 rupee coins dated 1942 1nd 1943 1, 2 annas coin dated 1888 I can find no mintmark on them and they are all in pretty good shape at least a low AU. She was told that they are silver. I have a world coin book but I could not find them in there. ebay was limited, but did find out that the 2 annas coin and the 1/4 rupee coins are silver. I would assume the higher denomination 1 rupee coin would also be silver. If any one knows anything about these coins it would be real helpful, thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 06/26/2008 07:57 am They are indeed all silver; the 2 annas and the rupees are .917 fine, the quarter-rupees are .500 fine. The mintmarks on coins of British India aren't as simple and straightforward as the mintmarks on American coins. The two annas has two mintmark vaieties: B for Bombay and no mintmark for Calcutta on these coins, the "B" is "on the stem of the top flower". The quarter-rupees: 1942 only has one mintmark variety, "no mintmark" for Calcutta. 1943 has three mintmarks: none (Calcutta), dot (Bombay) and L (Lahore). The rupees: 1904 and 1907 both have two: none (Calcutta) and "B in the space below the cross on the crown" (Bombay). 1913 and 1918 also have two mintmarks: none (Calcutta) and dot (Bombay). In all these cases, this is purely of academic interest; the mintmarks all have the same catalogue values. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
dom Valued Member United States 265 Posts	Posted 06/26/2008 10:46 am Thanks, I've got to go back and check for the mint marks. They are beautiful coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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