New Commemorative Issue: 2010: XIX Commonwealth Games

[Abhay]

I wonder what took them so long?  Most of us received our sets way back in May 2011.

Abhay

[Vivek]

Dear Abhay ji
I think you all had booked first time...Mine was re booking...I guess this may be the reason.
Vivek

[The Oracle]

I wonder what took them so long?  Most of us received our sets way back in May 2011.

Abhay

some of us are yet to receive from the march issue

[kage01]

Did I find an unreported Mule/die variety coin Rs.5 Commonwealth Games - Hyderabad mint?

Please let me know if this is a mule or die variety. Thanks!

[kage01]

This exists for almost all the nickle brass coins. Classify as variety

Thanks for confirming that this can be classified as a die variety.
I found the same in Mother Teresa - Hyderabad too (like you said that this is common in Nickel-Brass.)

[kage01]

Any idea why is this variety mentioned as a mule in case of Mother Teresa on following website:

http://beekar-the-numismatist.blogspot.in/p/mule-coins-of-india.html

11) 2010, 5 Rs Mother Teresa Comm - mule issue of Hyderabad mint:

[kage01]

Check up the definition of a mule. It cannot be applied in this context. The mints have off late followed a mix and match policy that IMO talking about die variety vs mule is now nearly irrelevant . It's better to simply say "different"

Then "Different" be it for the currently struck coins.
In case of few years older steel coins like Mahatma Basaveshwara which had a variety struck with Copper-Nickel die, I think they can be still called mules.

Definition of mule coin is one struck from a die meant for another type of coin. I hope I got this right.

Thanks for your help paisepagal!

[The Oracle]

Check up the definition of a mule. It cannot be applied in this context. The mints have off late followed a mix and match policy that IMO talking about die variety vs mule is now nearly irrelevant . It's better to simply say "different"

i thought you were going to get into a fight with beekar ji.  clash of the titans

[The Oracle]

Then "Different" be it for the currently struck coins.
In case of few years older steel coins like Mahatma Basaveshwara which had a variety struck with Copper-Nickel die, I think they can be still called mules.

Definition of mule coin is one struck from a die meant for another type of coin. I hope I got this right.

Thanks for your help paisepagal!

there is no such thing as copper nickel die.  its just marketing gimmick which has been exposed by bhagat singh coin

[akhedia]

there is no such thing as copper nickel die.  its just marketing gimmick which has been exposed by bhagat singh coin

You are absolutely correct Oracleji............Bhagat Singh Nickel Brass Coin has been struck with the same die as FSS and are equally poor in quality if not more.......

[kage01]

You are absolutely correct Oracleji............Bhagat Singh Nickel Brass Coin has been struck with the same die as FSS and are equally poor in quality if not more.......

Alas, the Bhagat Singh Brass coin which I have is after all a variety and not a mint error. 

I need to spend more time on this forum rather than eBay to understand what you learned men/women are talking about. 

Thanks All!