My list of BI Rupees

[Md. Shariful Islam]

Here is my list of BI Rupees that I have. What is yours?

One Rupees:
1835, 1840, 1862 (rev 1), 1862, (rev 2) 1862 (rev. 3), 1862 (with pine apple at diagonal right up of 'E' of 'RUPEE'), 1864, 1965, 1866, 1867, 1875 (rev 1), 1875, 1876, (rev 2), 1877; 1878, 1879, 1880 (rev 4), 1882, 1882 (rev 4), 1884, 1885 (rev 1), 1885 (rev 2), 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1901 (Burmese counterfiet, Victoria young bust), 1901 (Burmese counterfiet, Edward),1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909; 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1940, 1944, 1945.

Yet to:
1863, 1865, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1876, 1881, 1883, 1897, 1909, 1911, 1915, 1921, 1922, 1938, 1939 (!!!), 1941, 1942, 1943.

Half Rupees:
1840, 1896, 1899, 1910, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1925, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1945.

Quarter Rupees:
1907, 1914, 1918, 1930, 1939, 1940, 1945.

Two Anna:
1912 (Severely damaged)

[Coinsforever]

Impressive collection ! Tanka keep it up .

Cheers

[Figleaf]

Since I am a type collector, I have less to report. To compensate, I added the silver 2 annas Here goes:

Rupee; 1835, 1840, 1840 (split legend), 1862, 1885 (Burmese forgery), 1890, 1906, 1918, 1938, 1942, 1944 (Burmese forgery), 1947

Half: 1835, 1840, 1840 (split legend), 1862, 1897, 1910, 1936, 1939, 1945, 1947

Quarter: 1835, 1841, 1841 (split legend), 1862, 1889, 1910, 1934, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1946

2 annas silver: 1841, 1840 (split legend), 1862, 1901, 1905, 1917

I was quite lucky to have collected these coins much earlier, when they were still affordable. I don't think I could have done it so easily today.

Peter

[Coinsforever]

I was quite lucky to have collected these coins much earlier, when they were still affordable. I don't think I could have done it so easily today.

I guess the grades of coins in your collection must be  much better in comparison to  coins available now a days.

Further I'm sure in India at least in every  Hindu families half to one dozen of such British India coins should be available for diwali pooja of Goddess Lakshmi . Due to believe that  keeping  silver/gold coins during workship of goddess brings prosperity and auspicious on diwali.

Interestingly although Mughal coins were also minted in silver but usually not used for such occasion and preference given to British India silver coins.

One key factor that such coins still exists &  didn't melted in totality  because  such british Indian coins are available in most of Indian household for such purposes irrespective of collection.

Cheers

[Md. Shariful Islam]

Rupee; 1835, 1840, 1840 (split legend), 1862, 1885 (Burmese forgery), 1890, 1906, 1918, 1938, 1942, 1944 (Burmese forgery), 1947

Sir, thanks for the list and may I request you to upload the pics of 1885 and 1944 coins (Burmese forgery). I have special interest on these.

[Md. Shariful Islam]

Further I'm sure in India at least in every  Hindu families half to one dozen of such British India coins should be available for diwali pooja of Goddess Lakshmi . Due to believe that  keeping  silver/gold coins during workship of goddess brings prosperity and auspicious on diwali.


Cheers

Thanks for the information. Actually I heard that during Puja Indian collectors demand for BI rupees increase. Now I got the clue. But do they keep the coins only or they use them as gift or any such purpose during puja or festivals?

[Coinsforever]

Actually I heard that during Puja Indian collectors demand for BI rupees increase.  But do they keep the coins only or they use them as gift or any such purpose during puja or festivals?

In past decade it was trend to buy such BI silver coins usually stocked by jewellers , but now a days due to increasing demands from collectors /dealers such coins are progressively replaced by privately minted silver coins bearing effigy of Hindu god /goddess - weight of such coins are in range of 10 - 50 gm .

Distributing such silver coins as gift is usual practice during diwali period either by individuals or corporate world.

Cheers

[Vivek]

I have only 5 ..wish to collect more
One Rupee:1943,1912,1888
Half Rupee:1944,1925
Vivek

[Abhay]

I was lucky to collect all the Silver Rupees very early. I have 1939 fake rupee, but the quality of the forgery is really good - it is difficult to make out that it is a forged coin.

The costliest 1 rupee that I purchased was 1897 rupee, which I purchased for about Rs. 1200. Now it costs about Rs 35-40K.

For the information, various years available in Rupee coins are (not counting different varieties):

William IV - 1840
Victoria Queen (Divided Legend) - 1840
Victoria Queen (Cont. Legend) - 1840
Victoria Queen (Crown) - 1862, 1862(1 to 11 dots - representing 1863 to 1873), 1874, 1875, 1876
Victoria Empress - 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901
Edward VII - 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910
George V - 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
George VI - 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947

Abhay

[Md. Shariful Islam]

I was lucky to collect all the Silver Rupees very early. I have 1939 fake rupee, but the quality of the forgery is really good - it is difficult to make out that it is a forged coin.

The costliest 1 rupee that I purchased was 1897 rupee, which I purchased for about Rs. 1200. Now it costs about Rs 35-40K.

For the information, various years available in Rupee coins are (not counting different varieties):

William IV - 1840
Victoria Queen (Divided Legend) - 1840
Victoria Queen (Cont. Legend) - 1840
Victoria Queen (Crown) - 1862, 1862(1 to 11 dots - representing 1863 to 1873), 1874, 1875, 1876
Victoria Empress - 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901
Edward VII - 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910
George V - 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
George VI - 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947

Abhay

[Figleaf]

Here is the 1885 fake, next to an 1890 genuine rupee. As you can see, the design is very well imitated. However, the metal is off. I think it is tin. Weight is 11.9 grams. Evidently, someone tested the coin with heat and found that it was a fake.

Peter

[Figleaf]

Here is the other fake left, with a genuine coin right. Again, a very good die, but off-metal. This one weighs 10.3 grams. The fake is cast (it failed the "ping" test), with a grainy, flattish, off-colour surface.

Peter

[Ansari]

Here is my list of BI Rupees that I have. What is yours?

One Rupee:
1907, 1913.

Half Rupee:
1944.

Quarter Rupee:

[Ansari]

My Prized possession!!


       

Too bad about the date otherwise such a neat coin.. die makers have really done a nice job.

[Md. Shariful Islam]

Here is the other fake left, with a genuine coin right. Again, a very good die, but off-metal. This one weighs 10.3 grams. The fake is cast (it failed the "ping" test), with a grainy, flattish, off-colour surface.

Peter

I have doubt. I believe that it is genuine. The die is very perfect. But the weight is ofcourse a problem. While, the ping test will fail as on the coin there is definitely some thick rust which will hinder creation of smooth wave of molecules of the metal when hit with a stick. That will not generate a ping I guess (I am not a student of science, so not perfect in claiming the accuracy of my explanations).

Revisit:
Oooo Oooo. I missed the letters 'Rupee'. Seems to be reversal italic. If so, Definite fake.