Coins can bring you a fortune! Here’s one such exquisite coin along with its history for you:
The gold mohurs of Queen Victoria bearing her image and frozen date of 1841 were struck from the matrix dye for the 1/2 Rupee coin at the Calcutta Mint. After the dyes sent from London failed to produce satisfactory results. The reverse of this coin beautifully depicts a lion walking in front of a palm tree with the words ‘East India Company’, ‘One Mohur’ and a line in Persian script translating to ‘yek Ashrafi’ below. The special feature of this gold mohur is the incuse of letter ‘S’ on the Queen’s neck truncation referring to the Madras Mint Master J.T. Smith. This coin is not very scarce, yet the special mintage feature makes the value knock your socks off!
In 2016, one such gold mohur was sold by the Todywalla Auction House for INR 3,50,000 which is equivalent to $52000! So start hunting through your grandpa’s coin collection. You might get lucky. But beware, phoney coins do exist.
Image Courtesy: Todywalla Auctions
The Nizam Shahi of Ahmadnagar Sultanate was one of the five successor states of the Bahamani Sultana...
Prayagraj was mint town of Suris. During the reign of Akbar, the ancient pilgrim centre of Prayagraj...
The AIRF, a major organization within the Indian Railways system, completed its centenary, working t...
Princely State Datia was founded in 1735 CE by Bhagwan Das, son of Narsingh Dev of the Orchha Royal ...
Princely State Dholpur, was located in the easternmost state of Rajputana Province during the Britis...
Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our endeavour.
For a past few days we have been recieving queries whether we buy/sell coins, stamps and currency.
We would like to inform you that, as of date, we have not provided such a platform. However please register on our website and do keep visiting our portal for further notifications on such a forum and other important and exciting news/updates.
Happy Collecting !
Email: info@mintageworld.com
Contact Us