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Steverino New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 3:06 pm This coin is marked as a 1882 Jaipur 1 rupee coin. I can't read any of it, I don't even know if it's right side up. I would appreciate anybody's opinion of the grade and value of this coin. Thanks!! Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 8:33 pm Hello and welcome. I hope we can help. The ID you've been given is not quite correct. It is indeed a nazarana rupee of the Indian state of Jaipur, but the date is clearly "1939". To make the pics "right way up", rotate them both 90 degrees anticlockwise. I've highlighted where the date is, here: The "1" and "9" look almost the same as the Western numerals; the "3" looks like an upside-down squiggly "L", or a Western "3" turned on it's back with a long tail. As for value, it's not too high, but not worthless either. The NGC entry for this coin lists it at $50 in EF, which is probably a good estimate for your coin's value. One final warning: your coin should be about 37mm diameter. There's a note in the Krause catalogue that coins with the same design that are only "approximately 30mm in diameter are modern forgeries". 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
Steverino New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 07/12/2011 12:11 pm Wow - thanks for that appraisal - The coin is a trifle over 37mm in diameter and is very thin. I haven't weighed it. My father-in-law labeled his coin years ago and it says "1939 Samvat 1882 AD" - I'm sure 1939 is the correct date, I guess he just converted the date unnecessarily. Once again, THANKS! for your expertise! Report this Post to the Staff
agandau Valued Member Australia 193 Posts	Posted 07/14/2011 09:33 am Quote: "1939 Samvat 1882 AD" That would be correct. the date used on the coin is according to an esoteric Indian calendar, the "Vikram Samvat" which is about 57 years in front of the Western A.D. calendar. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 07/14/2011 10:00 am Quote: That would be correct. the date used on the coin is according to an esoteric Indian calendar, the "Vikram Samvat" which is about 57 years in front of the Western A.D. calendar. Not for this coin; the date really is AD 1939. While the Vikramasamvat calendar is used on many Indian States coins, the nazarana rupees of Jaipur are quite unusual in bearing an AD date written in Persian/Arabic numerals. The name of the British monarch at the top of the obverse is "George" (spelled "jarj" in Arabic/Persian lettering), not "Victoria" as appears on coins of AD 1882. 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
agandau Valued Member Australia 193 Posts	Posted 07/14/2011 7:38 pm Thank you for the correction Sap. Report this Post to the Staff
Imasnore Valued Member Canada 360 Posts	Posted 01/06/2012 10:09 am I have a very similiar coin, and I found this discussion very useful. Nazarana rupees and paisa are in a collection left to me. I can not read the script even with Krause Catologue I drift around. This clarification on date really helped. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
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