Thursday, July 11, 2013

Coinex 2013 Mumbai



Upcoming Coinex Mumbai 8, 9 & 10 November 2013

The event is organised by Sudip Kheri, Abdual Razak & Girish.

 Event details as follows:

Date: 8th, 9th & 10th November 2013.

Place: Sunderbai A/C Hall Churchgate, Mumbai

Entry Type: Free

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Different coin from Bermuda

The parliamentary British Colony of Bermuda, Situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. its currency is Bermudian dollar(BMD)

Symbol : BD$

Banknotes : $2,$5,$10,$20,$50,$100



New commemorative 5 rupee coin – MATA VAISHNO DEVI



New commemorative 5 rupee coin – MATA VAISHNO DEVI

 
The Reserve Bank of India issued “New Five Rupee Coin (Mumbai Mint)” 

Coin Information as follows:

Denomination : 5 Rupee

Shape & Outside Diameter: Circular 23 mm

Number of separation : 100



Metal Composition : Nickel Brass

Copper – 75%

Zinc – 20%

Nickel – 5%

Obverse :

The face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend " सत्यमेव जयते" inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word "भारत" in Devnagri script and on the right periphery flanked with the word "INDIA" in English. It shall also bear the Rupee symbol "`" and denominational value "5" in International Numerals below the Lion Capitol.

Reverse : 

The face of the coin shall bear the picture of "MATA VAISHNO DEVI" in the centre, with inscription " श्री माता वैष्णो देवी श्राईन बोर्ड" in Devnagri script on the upper periphery and "SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE BOARD" in English on the lower periphery. The year "2012" shall be inscribed below the picture and words "SILVER JUBILEE" below the year.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Different Palau Coins

Palau Image
The republic of Palau is an island located in the western pacific ocean. a group of about 100 islands
its a beautiful country and their coins also different from other parts of the world.
herewith we have list down few coins 







 5 dollar commemorative coin 2007


















As we are interested in numismatic, every one should have at least one coin from Palau coins.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Coin Grading:




It’s very essential skill for a coin collector at least to know what is Grading. If you want to buy any old or antique coins you should know Grading. Simply understanding the coin Grade is called Grading. Coin values are based on Grading.

Standered Grading Terminology: US and Other English speaking nations

Uncirculated - UNC

Extremely fine – EF /XF

Very Fine – VF

Fine – FF

Very Good – VG

Good – G

Poor – PR

Grading Technology :

Grading in three simple steps

        Need to have good lighting sources and a good magnifier greater than 5x

2     Need to decide UNC, FF or PR

3    Now need to fit your coin in above terminology.

Note : All the above mentioned points are very basic, there are lot of books available in the marker about Coin Grading, please go through those to get in depth knowledge.

Standered Grading Terminology



Standered Grading Terminology: US and Other English speaking nations

Uncirculated - UNC

Extremely fine – EF /XF

Very Fine – VF

Fine – FF

Very Good – VG

Good – G

Poor – PR

Coin exhibition in chennai 2013



Tamil Nadu Coin Expo 2013 the event is organised by Tamilzhagam Numismatics Society(PMS Group) All India Numismatics Philatelic Expo 2013. Event details as follows:

Date: 19th, 20th & 21st July 2013.

Place : Madras regional Conference Hall, Anitha Methodist Matriculation Higher Secondary School, 5/6, Ritherdon Road, Vepery, Chennai – 600007

Entry Type: Free