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    Ancient Persian Coins?

    They are silver rupee coins from India, issued during Mughal period. The first coin is issued in name of Mohammad Shah, 12th mughal emperor...
    Post by: bgarg, Apr 11, 2012 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    The rupee and the franc in 1907

    You wish... However in reality, most of the governmet exchange rates were one directional ONLY. So, the government mints were allowed to give-out...
    Post by: bgarg, Apr 3, 2012 in forum: World Coins
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    The rupee and the franc in 1907

    I will try.... Indian monetary system was based on Silver standards, but for government transactions and for currency exchanges purposes, "gold...
    Post by: bgarg, Apr 3, 2012 in forum: World Coins
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    The Coin Show 2011

    Thanks for posting the sequel and though there were some sad news this time, it was interesting to see that you were able to add some really nice...
    Post by: bgarg, May 1, 2011 in forum: World Coins
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    1797 Cartwheel two pence Regal Coinage by Matthew Boulton at Soho Mint

    The only difference between the two that I am aware of are, the number of leaves in olive branch britannia is holding. In 2d coins there are 11...
    Post by: bgarg, Sep 17, 2010 in forum: World Coins
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    1797 Cartwheel two pence Regal Coinage by Matthew Boulton at Soho Mint

    Very nice coin. Congratulations! I have the two coins (one penny and two penny) in my british type set. Not in the grade as your's though. I...
    Post by: bgarg, Sep 17, 2010 in forum: World Coins
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    Chitrakoot Udaipur?

    In nagri alphabets, the two letters "Gha" and "Dha" are confusing and have very minor defference between the two. So, the reverse legend reads...
    Post by: bgarg, Sep 17, 2010 in forum: World Coins
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    What makes makes a bust "Heroic" (ancients)

    Thanks for sharing this interesting coin. After reading this thread, I checked my Indo-Greek coins and realized that I have mis-attributed couple...
    Post by: bgarg, Sep 7, 2010 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    New Ancients: Greek, Indo, & ?

    Interesting coins, Steve. On obverse of this nawanagar coin, one can read the title of it's rulers, "Shri Jam" in nagri legends. The rulers of...
    Post by: bgarg, Aug 20, 2010 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Machine struck chinese province coinage 1900-50s

    Don’t underestimate as there are some very clever counterfeits in this series. So, be careful and Good Luck! Regards, Ballabh Garg
    Post by: bgarg, Aug 20, 2010 in forum: World Coins
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    Ducats ... Ducats ... Ducats

    Very nice! Regards, Ballabh Garg
    Post by: bgarg, Aug 20, 2010 in forum: World Coins
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    New Ancients: Greek, Indo, & ?

    Very nice coins, Steve. The later Kushan period is known as Kidara period and most of their coin designs were stylized copy of earlier Kushan...
    Post by: bgarg, Aug 11, 2010 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    New Ancients: Greek, Indo, & ?

    I purchased my copy from a bookseller in India and believe that it was easily available with several dealers in Bombay. Here is one listed on a...
    Post by: bgarg, Jul 22, 2010 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    British Indian vs British coins

    Welcome back! I was merely stating a historical fact that Akbar was the first emperor who minted a coin with standard weight and the word...
    Post by: bgarg, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: World Coins
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    New Ancients: Greek, Indo, & ?

    The book's title is "Punch-Marked coins of Early Historic India" by Dilip Rajgor and it's published by "Reesha Books International", San Jose,...
    Post by: bgarg, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Ancient Coins