Indian Republic Coin Identification [solved]

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SanjayIndia
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Posted: 7 Apr 2018, 13:32 #
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Hello All
This is my first post, and would like to check if this 20 paise coin is genuine since I have seen many versions of of this 1971 coin on the internet.
Many thanks
Sanjay
SanjayIndia
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Posted: 7 Apr 2018, 13:40 #
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How do I upload my coin image ?
ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 7 Apr 2018, 13:45 #
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On the Reply box there is a row of icons above it, and choose the blue last but one on right.
Like I did just now of this image of the Reply box, with orange arrow of where to click ...
[click to enlarge]
Then it asks where on computer to find the image; like adding an email attachment.
Welcome to the site. :)
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
SanjayIndia
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Posted: 8 Apr 2018, 09:07 #
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Thanks for guidance here are pictures of coin
CassTaylor
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Posted: 8 Apr 2018, 09:27 #
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https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15330.html
This is your coin, correct?

Are they really faked often? A non-precious metal coin with an NRI of 17... doesn't seem worth faking if I were a forger.
SanjayIndia
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Posted: 8 Apr 2018, 09:36 #
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Yes I have seen quite a few images of fakes on the internet
SanjayIndia
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Posted: 8 Apr 2018, 09:50 #
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and probably those were made sometime during their issue and sold at premium due to a rumour that these coins contained gold :)
ArnoV Translator
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Posted: 8 Apr 2018, 09:54 #
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Compared to the images of this coin on Numista and Ebay, practically everything on your coin seems wrong. Instead of being proper 3-dimensionally, the details are a mere high or low, the rays of the sun are clumsy, the lettering on the reverse is much smaller than on the original.
It looks like an imitation/fake to me.
SanjayIndia
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Posted: 8 Apr 2018, 11:20 #
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As far as i know the 1971 proof issue of 20p coin had waves crossing the '1971' year mark (see on numista) and had a 'B' mark below (Mumbai mint proof type), the UNC cemmorative issue did not have waves crossing the year mark and had a diamond or round mark (Mumbai mint). The ebay one looks doubtful to me.
SanjayIndia
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Posted: 8 Apr 2018, 11:23 #
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Therefore two different dies were used for proof and UNC issue, I think the main problem to identify is the number of rays which can be found around the sun, some have 11 rays and some have 17. Which one is correct I cannot tell.
@josephjk
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Posted: 8 Apr 2018, 15:28 #
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The coin in the image you posted is a fake. Proof & UNC issues

SanjayIndia
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Posted: 8 Apr 2018, 19:45 #
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I think you may be right the Ashoka (Lion) emblem does not look right and not to scale
PetrusAscanus
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Posted: 8 Apr 2018, 20:16 #
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Do not have doubts about this coin. It is very very fake!
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SanjayIndia
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Posted: 9 Apr 2018, 07:57 #
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Thanks and I agree
CassTaylor
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Posted: 9 Apr 2018, 08:01 #
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Quote: "SanjayIndia"​and probably those were made sometime during their issue and sold at premium due to a rumour that these coins contained gold :)
​Thanks for that info, interesting stuff!

P.S. you might want to mark this post as solved if you feel it's complete.
SanjayIndia
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Posted: 9 Apr 2018, 08:39 #
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How do I mark 'solved ' ?
CassTaylor
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Posted: 9 Apr 2018, 08:57 #
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Quote: "SanjayIndia"​How do I mark 'solved ' ?
​On the top of a thread, above the first post, if you started the thread you should see a button next to post reply called "mark as solved" or something like that. If you click it the button becomes "marked as not solved" or something.

I see someone's already done it anyway.
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