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Reference Books
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I)
“The coins of the British common wealth of nations” IV India volume 1 and 2 by
Major Pridmore. Published by Spink and sons
London.
Rating: 
Comments: This is probably the Bible for British India Coin collectors. It has
extensive information about most British India Coins. Highly recommend for
advanced collectors. Probably too detailed for amateurs or new collectors.
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II) “Coins of India” by Deepak Chakrabarthy, Published by Hobby publications, kolkatta.
Rating: 
Comments: This is probably is a real nice starter for British India Coin
collectors. It has good information with some variations as compared to Pridmore.
Pictures are decent with good explanation. It is inexpensive if available. There
haven't been any new reprints, whatever is available in the market are older
copies. It also has Republic India Coins and Commerative coins.
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III) “History of Moghul Emperors of India” by Stanley
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IV) “History of the coinage of the Territories of the
East India company in the Indian peninsula and catalogue of coins in the madras
museum” by Edgar Thurston, published by Govt press,
Madras.
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V ) “Copper coins of India” by William valentine, published by Spink and Sons, London.
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VI) “Standard catalogue of world coins” by Chester Krause and Clifford Misher,
Krause publications, USA
Rating:
Comments: If you want to know anything about any coin in the world this would be
the go to book. Probably too detailed for new collectors. Too simple
for advanced collectors as some of the coins especially in the 1600-1800AD
sections have been lumped. Too bulky to carry around and expensive if you are
just looking for a British India Coin book. Not a bad life time investment. The
books are divided into 4 separate sections and you have to buy them separately.
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VII) “Coins” by Parameshwar Lal Gupta, Published by Book trust of India, New Delhi. |
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Useful Links
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I) “The Coins
of British India” by J.
Franklin Campbell (Mason, Michigan, USA). He is probably the first person
to think about a website for British India Coins. Very useful and excellent
website with awesome pictures. He is great friend of ours and a very
enthusiastic collector. Highly recommended. |
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II) “Reserve
Bank of India”. This website is a good way to gather basic info on most of
Indian coins and bank notes. Recommend it for beginners. |
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III) “South
Asia Coin Group”. This website is a great resource for all South East Asia
Coins. Check it out. It also has links to other webpages. |
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