Other good and costly coins of Republic Of India I

2nd Intl Crop Science Congress 5 rupees coin

 

 

This is a coin made rare by the coin sellers by false propaganda. The present price of this coin is about Rs 7000/- per coin, making it the costliest 5 rupee coin in the entire collection.

The following are its details

There are five types of packing:
(1) Red VVIP box
(2) Blue 1996 velvet box with the word Calcutta
(3) Blister packing
(4) Blue 2007 velvet box with the word Kolkata
(5) Loose coins (first strikes) for circulation

There are three different types of coins:
(1) 1996 Original Uncirculated Coins (Shining Finish almost proof like)
(2) 2007 Re-struck  Uncirculated Coins (Shinning Finish)
(3) 1996 first strikes for Circulation (Dull Finish)

The 2nd Intl Crop Science Congress was very well held in New Delhi in November 1996. The rumor about cancellation of the conference was propagated by coin dealers to make their coins rare.

The coins made in 2006/07 were not fakes. They were officially re-struck by the Kolkata mint for one individual. This is a serious case of corruption.

In the Year 1996 the Scheduled 2nd International Crop Science Circles Conference did not happen. The commemorative issues of VIP set was released, few coins of circulation commemorative were also released.

Note:

Although most say the conference was cancelled all of a sudden, there is a publication on the proceedings of the conference. It is left to the individual readers to draw conclusions.

 

The 2nd International Crop Science Congress was conducted in New Delhi, India in 1996 with the theme “Crop productivity and Sustainability – Shaping the Future”. This conference was jointly organized by International Crop Science Society (www.cropscience.org.au), National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (www.naasindia.org) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (www.icar.org.in), New Delhi, India. Proceedings of the 2nd International Crop Science Congress were published in year 1998 (ISBN 81-204-1212-5), which was jointly edited by Dr. V.L Chopra, Dr. R.B. Singh and Dr. Anupam Varma.

1.      The 1st was held in 1992 in Ames, Iowa, US

2.      The 2nd was held from 14th November to 17th November 1996 in New Delhi, India        (http://www.cropscience.org.au/#2)

3.      The 3rd was held from 17th to 22nd August 2000 in Hamburg, Germany

4.      The 4th was held in 2004 in Brisbane, Australia

5.      The 5th was held from 13th April to 18th April 2008 in Jeju, Korea

6.      The 6th was held from 16-Aug-2012 to 10-Aug-2012 in Bento Goncalves, Brazil

This coin is the best example of the cheatings and propaganda’s effect on the history and coin collection of the common people, pl remember that a coin without history is just a piece of metal and a coin with history is an antique and worth collecting.

The Diary of a Vagabond (Page 1)

The Diary of a Vagabond

 

My friend came to drop me to the Wankaner station as I was going to Pune. He dropped me to the station and went on to resume his work as it was a regular day. My ticked was confirmed recently into RAC (sharing single seat with the other person). I had taken with me the book by Oprah Winfrey “What I Know For Sure” for passing my time in train. I started reading the book after having a brief look at the fellow passengers. The TC(ticket checker) came gazed at me and went I didn’t bother to show him the ticket without his asking as the previous TC had already checked my ticket. The lady sitting in the opposite seat told me that the TC saw my book and went but I didn’t heed much to her and continued my reading. 

Nevertheless I was assured of it when the TC returned and told me that he too has read this book and it’s a great book thus started our conservation where he skimmed through the book and sang songs like “Zindagi kaisi yeh paheli hai” from Anand and other melodious old songs, I also joined the tunes and sang the songs along with him. He skimmed rapidly through the book and got the gist of the book. I was happy by his thirst for knowledge and his passion to read different books which the passengers were carrying. He told me about himself that he was a singer and also sang in the church choir group. He was fascinated by the old songs. He believed in the policy of enjoying the present and connecting with people. There was a shoe polish boy nearby who told me that the TC gave him ten rupees which no TC ever gave him for his services. The TC added that the person needed this money for his evening dose of hooch. 

After skimming the full book he offered me a coffee which I accepted so on the next station we went for coffee and then I asked him his name, it was Riju Micheal. I also took his photo and his contacts. His age was above 40 but looked like under 30 I think this was because of his joyful nature and the skill to connect with people. He showed me other passenger and told me that he too had some other book which also he had skimmed and lastly he told me that it was a wonderful day as he could meet me and I also reciprocated. I asked him about my seat so he said it was difficult to convert to full one as the train was full. At night I was sharing my seat with a fat guy so it was not at all comfortable but I can sleep sitting so I slept while he wriggled and at last opted to sleep in the space between two seats and left the full seat for myself. Really what a day it was.