There are many types of coins that you can collect. You can start by collecting some of these:
1. Indian princely states coins.
2. British India coins.
3. Portuguese India coins.
4. Republic India coins (From1947 till today).
5. French India coins.
6. Coins of Mughal & other Islamic dynasties.
7. Coins of different mints.
What is a mint mark : A mint mark is a symbol or design on a coin to indicate the place of mint where the coin was produced.
Read - Foreign and Indian Mint Marks On Indian Coins.
8. Proof Sets.
Proof Sets: Group of specially packed proof coins, issued by Government of India. Proof coins are made of specially polished die to give it a mirror like look. Each coin is struck two or more times by the coin die. Due to this the coin contains very fine details of the image on it which are not found on other coins. It contains details like: Metals used, diameter, weight and type of edge. Proof set of Mumbai have a Mint mark ' B' or ' M ' under the date of the coins. Proof set of Calcutta do not have a mint mark.
9. Error coins.
Error coins: Coins which attains certain type of defects during manufacturing and are accidentally released to the public. Most of these coins are good investment depending on the type of error in it.
Read - Errors on the coins.
10. Commemorative coins.
Commemorative coins: Coins which are issued to commemorate a particular event or issue are called Commemorative coins. These events or issues could be like historical incident, highlighting historical monuments or ancient sites, historical personalities, endangered species etc.
Some of the Indian Commemorative coins are ones with Saint Tukaram, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, B. R. Ambedkar, Rhino, Cellular Jail, World Food Day, Dandi March, Quit India, 60 yrs. of Commonwealth etc on them.
11. World coins.
12. Rare coins and Banknotes.
1. Indian princely states coins.
2. British India coins.
3. Portuguese India coins.
4. Republic India coins (From1947 till today).
5. French India coins.
6. Coins of Mughal & other Islamic dynasties.
7. Coins of different mints.
What is a mint mark : A mint mark is a symbol or design on a coin to indicate the place of mint where the coin was produced.
Read - Foreign and Indian Mint Marks On Indian Coins.
8. Proof Sets.
Proof Sets: Group of specially packed proof coins, issued by Government of India. Proof coins are made of specially polished die to give it a mirror like look. Each coin is struck two or more times by the coin die. Due to this the coin contains very fine details of the image on it which are not found on other coins. It contains details like: Metals used, diameter, weight and type of edge. Proof set of Mumbai have a Mint mark ' B' or ' M ' under the date of the coins. Proof set of Calcutta do not have a mint mark.
9. Error coins.
Error coins: Coins which attains certain type of defects during manufacturing and are accidentally released to the public. Most of these coins are good investment depending on the type of error in it.
Read - Errors on the coins.
10. Commemorative coins.
Commemorative coins: Coins which are issued to commemorate a particular event or issue are called Commemorative coins. These events or issues could be like historical incident, highlighting historical monuments or ancient sites, historical personalities, endangered species etc.
Some of the Indian Commemorative coins are ones with Saint Tukaram, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, B. R. Ambedkar, Rhino, Cellular Jail, World Food Day, Dandi March, Quit India, 60 yrs. of Commonwealth etc on them.
11. World coins.
12. Rare coins and Banknotes.
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