Art Salmons Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 I was wondering if other collectors see the India Coins minted during England’s rule as a sub set of Great Britain coins or just as coins of India just when they were under British rule. I building a type set of Great Britain coins from around 1800 to 1970 when Great Britain went to the decimal system for their coins. I've started toying with the idea of buying coins from India during the same period and treating it as a sub set in my collection. I also realize that this would open the door for several other sub sets of other countries that were still under British rule during that same time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Aside from the sovereign coins that were minted at Bombay in 1918, I am not quite sure how they would fit into a British series other than having British monarchs on the coinage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyg Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Indian coins are not usually considered British, British Commonwealth yes - but not British. Other countries which followed the stirling pattern (Australia / New Zealand etc) have more in common than the Indian series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Ditto - some people collect them as part of an Empire/Commonwealth theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian2 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I always thought these coins were minted in Britain for India. If so, they could be classed as British coins but not for circulation in Britain. This was the case with Australian coins until they opened their own mint. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I always thought these coins were minted in Britain for India. If so, they could be classed as British coins but not for circulation in Britain. This was the case with Australian coins until they opened their own mint. ?? There were mints in Bombay (B mintmark used on some pieces) and Calcutta (C mintmark used on some pieces). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 yea there were australian coins. usualy have the I mintmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyg Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I always thought these coins were minted in Britain for India. If so, they could be classed as British coins but not for circulation in Britain. This was the case with Australian coins until they opened their own mint. ?? Some East India coins were made in the UK (Soho and Heaton (Birmingham)) but from 1861 I believe all the Indian issues were made in India. I wonder - are Belgian 2 Francs 1944 (made in the US on cent planchets) classed as US coins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Some East India coins were made in the UK (Soho and Heaton (Birmingham)) but from 1861 I believe all the Indian issues were made in India. I wonder - are Belgian 2 Francs 1944 (made in the US on cent planchets) classed as US coins? No, and I doubt many U.S. collectors care since most US coin collectors are very US-centric. The Dominian Republic also had 5 cent pieces that appears to be made from leftover metal / blanks for US wartime silver 5 cent coins. Also keep in mind that there are countries that share identical blanks - think of Britain and colonial £SD coins, US/Panama, Netherlands and colonies, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 i have a couple of those belgian coins, they belgian some french coins had planchets from span, russian coins minted in paris and japan. it gets complicated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian2 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 If you could learn all these details on coins, and keep them in your head, you would be a true expert on world coins. Alas, our biological hard drives don't have the capacity. Thank heaven for sites like this. Thank you all you guys on here. Keep teaching ! I'll keep listening ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Salmons Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I've decided that I will have one large binder with the coins from Great Britain, India, and other British colonies in it. I only need a few more 4 pence for my Great Britain Type set to be complete, 11 coins for my India set to be complete and then I will move on to Malaysia, and the Straits Settlements. It's been a fun set to buy and will be great when it's complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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