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Comptroller and Auditor General of India coin set booking

Kolkata mint has announced the booking of Comptroller and Auditor General of India 2 coins (Rs 150 & Rs 5) set. The proof set is priced at Rs 4291/- and UNC set is priced Rs 3857/-. The booking will be done between May 28, 2012 until July 28, 2012.

Delivery of the coins will start 8 months after closure of the booking. The mint has also started rebooking for Income Tax – 150 Years of Building India as well.

The mint will also start over the counter sale of Comptroller & Auditor General of India set, Mother Teresa Birth Centenary set and Rabindranath Tagore 150th Birth Anniversary set from May 28, 2012. There will be some premium and bank charges applicable for the counter sale. Also it will be subject to availability.

Details can be found at http://igmkolkata.spmcil.com

1981 Proof Set – World Food Day – Bombay Mint

The Bombay Mint issued the 1981 proof set with the theme of World Food Day on October 16, 1981. The proof set consists of 4 coins: 100 Rupees (35g), 10 Rupees (25g), 25 Paise (2.5g) and 10 Paise (2.3g). The set was released in an acrylic case with the mint emblem and a brown card board inside. The booking price of the proof set was Rs 300/- and 1728 such sets were sold by the Mint.

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1980 Proof Set – Rural Women’s Advancement – Bombay Mint

The Bombay Mint issued the 1980 Proof set with the theme of Rural Women’s Advancement on January 1, 1981. The booking for the proof set started from February 16th 1981 to March 14th, 1981. The booking price for the 4 coin set was set at Rs 300/- and in all 2571 such sets were sold. Two other proof sets of 2 coins and a single coin of Rupees 100 were also issued with the booking price of Rs 250/- and Rs 200 respectively.

1980 Proof SetThe coins in the 1980 proof set include 100 Rupees (35g), 10 Rupees (25g), 25 Paise (2.5g) and 10 Paise (2.3g).

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1979 Proof Set – Happy Child Nation’s Pride – Bombay Mint

The Bombay Mint issued a 10 coin proof set for 1979 with the theme of Happy Child-Nation’s Pride. The booking price of the proof set was Rs 300/- and in all 3250 such sets were sold. The 10 coins in the 1979 proof set are as follows: 50 Rupees (35g), 10 Rupees (25g), 1 Rupee (8g), 50 Paise (5g), 25 Paise (2.5g), 10 Paise (2.3g), 5 Paise (1.5g), 3 Paise (1.25g), 2 Paise (1g), 1 Paisa (0.75g).

The profit derived from sales of such proof sets were donated to National Children’s Fund.

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1978 Proof Set – Food & Shelter for All – Bombay Mint

The 1978 Proof set was issued by the Bombay mint on August 15th 1978. The booking for the set was started from September 15th to October 15th 1978. The booking price for the 10 coin set was Rs 300/-. In all 1390 such sets were sold by the Mumbai Mint.

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1977 Proof Set – Save For Development – Bombay Mint

On August 15th 1977, the Bombay Mint issued the proof set with the theme of Save For Development. The booking for the set was priced at Rs 300/- and was accepted between 15th September 1977 to 15th October 1977. The set consists of 10 coins. In all 2222 such sets were sold by the Mumbai mint.

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1975 Proof Set – Equality, Development, Peace – Bombay Mint

The Bombay mint issued the 1975 proof set with the theme of Equality, Development and Peace. The proof set consists of 10 coins and were issued on August 15, 1975. The booking period was August 16 to September 30, 1975. There were 2370 such sets sold through the mint and the booking price was set at Rs 210/-.

The 1975 proof set consists of following 10 coins: 50 Rupees (35g), 10 Rupees (25g), Rupee (10g), 50 Paise (5g), 25 Paise (2.5g), 10 Paise (2.3g), 5 Paise (1.5g), 3 Paise (1.25g), 2 Paise (1.0g), 1 Paisa (0.75g).

1975 Proof SetOn July 25th, 1975 the Government of India passed a bill in Lok Sabha for minting coins upto denominations of Rs 1000. Under the Indian Coinage Act, there was a restriction for minting of coins of denomination higher than Rs 100.

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1974 Proof Set – Planned Families – Food for All – Bombay Mint

Bombay mint issued 1974 proof set consisting of 10 coins on August 15, 1974. In all 9138 sets were sold between August 16, 1974 to 30th September 1974. The booking price for the set was Rs 210/-. The coins in this set have a “B” mint mark under the year.

The coins in the set include 50 Rupees (35g), 10 Rupees (25g), Rupee (10g), 50 Paise (5g), 25 Paise (2.5g), 10 Paise (2.3g), 5 Paise (1.5g), 3 Paise (1.25g), 2 Paise (1.0g), 1 Paisa (0.75g).

1974 proof set 10 coins

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C Subramaniam birth centenary coin booking

Kolkata mint has started the booking for Set of Rs 100/- and Rs 5/- proof and unc coins. Booking starts from January 2, 2012 and continues until February 29, 2012. Attached below is the ad appearing in leading newspapers. The proof set is available for Rs 3600/- while the unc set is available for Rs 3200/-. The coins can be booked from Mumbai Mint website located at mumbaimint.in.

C Subramaniam Coin Set 2012

25 paise coin discontinued from June 30

RBI has notified that the 25 paise coin will no longer be a legal tender from June 30, 2011. Given the inflation in the country and constant devaluation of the currency, this move is not a surprise to many. Banks and all branches of RBI will be accepting these coins at face value until June 30, 2011.

Unofficially, these coins were not being accepted at many stores and retail outlets for past many months. However there are many in the poorer districts of India that will be affected by this move. Such coins are very famous in poor districts of Bihar, Orrisa and Uttar Pradesh where daily wage laborers earn less than Rs 20 a day. The move is going to affect pan and gutka shops in such small towns.

25 paise coins were launched in 1957 when India moved from anna system to the decimal currency system. Over the years various 25 paise coins were launched by RBI including the famous 1998 stainless steel 25 paise coin.

25 paise coin 1998 rhino

Given that these coins will no longer be in circulation, there numismatic value and interest will increase sharply. If you have some of these coins, it might be a good idea to preserve them as they are now part of history.