1918 Sovereign, Bombay Mint

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Thought that I should ask this and gather some feedback before I create the page for it. I've noticed that the 1918 Gold Sovereign, Mintmark "I" is not in the catalog. My question is should it be in the British India section? As far as I can tell it didn't circulate there as the pre-decimal Rupee was used, but the same could be said for the Canadian Sovereigns from Ottawa, which are listed under the Canadian dollar.  Any thoughts or suggestions?
"Argentum et Aurum comparenda sunt."
British India, in line with other catalogues such as Krause.
I personally don't think that this is correct (as you've pointed out, they didn't circulate in India), but you can see the response to my request here.
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Quote: manxcat12British India, in line with other catalogues such as Krause.
I personally don't think that this is correct (as you've pointed out, they didn't circulate in India), but you can see the response to my request here.
Thanks for the reply and link.  It really is odd, because it begs the question what about when the US Mint produces coinage for foreign countries, like Australia during WWII for example?  But I'll put it there when I get the chance.
"Argentum et Aurum comparenda sunt."
Thought I would revive this old thread since we have an issue with the 1918 Bombay Sovereign listing:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces46001.html

This page currently resides at the very end of the British India catalogue, in the same currency section as the Rupees, so we have a little dilemma:

(i) Do we stick to the archaic view that we must stay with Krause, no matter what, in which case the sovereign page should be placed under its own 'currency' entitled 'Trade Coinage' which would follow on after the end of the Rupee section, as it is in Krause? or

(ii) Do we folow the example of the Ottawa mint sovereigns:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22058.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22059.html

Since the Bombay mint sovereigns were struck at a colonial branch of the Royal Mint, presumably for trade and export like the Ottawa sovereigns, and since the specialist catalogue for British coins, Spink, lists them alongside the London mint issues, should we move the Bombay mint sovereign to the UK catalogue?

Gold sovereigns are not my specialist field so I would be happy to be guided by those more knowledgeable than myself, or failing that, by general concensus!
Just because you can't see it ... doesn't mean it isn't there - Anon.

Former coin and banknote catalogue referee.
Bombay Mint Sovereigns should be under 'British India' - but in a separate section on their own though.

Aidan.

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