I picked this up a few days ago. I paid very little for it and was wondering what everyone thought about it. I don't believe it is real because several raised spots on it is very questioning. But anyway its supposed it be 10 sen dated 1943, made for the Netherlands East Indies. The coins produced were never shipped out to the area and was consequently melted, but a few survived. Well, here it is...
I'm 2500 miles from my reference books, and won't see them until 4/20. That said, I don't see anything suspicious. The discolooration is fairly common in that type of coin. I've been looking for one of those for years!
The coin shown is relatively scarce - easily a few hundred dollars. I have only seen a few examples on the net and one in hand. Good job! The smaller denominations are considered to be relatively "rare". I think there were a few 10 sen struck in 1944 but don't take my word for it. I don't believe it's a counterfeit either like what hontonai - I'm sure it's struck in a tin alloy which explains it's poor condition. Tin doesn't survive very well in cold weather. I'm also looking for an example. Good job!
Well the reason it looks so odd to me is that the "corrosion" on the coin is raised instead of inside the coin. And spock1k I don't know why you can't see the pics but here is the link to my photobucket page and it is the last uploaded pic so try that out.
from what i see i like it. and i wouldnt worry about the corrosion coins in this area corrode in ways u never thought possible. what i would do is measure and weigh the coin and if that is accurate then ur set
forget KM for a minute and post blow ups of your avtaar coin? man that is neat cant u find the specs at numismaster?
spock1k I did a little tickering with The GIMP on my 1902 cent. :goofer: I am debating whether or not I should darken the denticles. Here is my tinkered photo and the original. Haven't tried numismaster, will do.
Found it. But it doesn't list any stats. All I have is a free account, so maybe I am missing something.
i like the tinkered one better they dont list the dimensions at numismaster hmmm wouldnt be the first time just keep the coin for now for all practical purposes its genuine unless proven otherwise and if i come across and experts in that area ill point them over here
i like the tinkered one better they dont list the dimensions at numismaster hmmm wouldnt be the first time just keep the coin for now for all practical purposes its genuine unless proven otherwise and if i come across and experts in that area ill point them over here
I appreciate it. As soon as I can I will post the weight(foolishly I left my scales 40 miles away from me). The size is just about a millimetre larger than a US nickel. BTW, spock1k, do you think I aught to darken the denticles or leave them be?
Depending on how accurate your scale is, and the effect of the corrosion, it is probably dead on. The official specs are 3.5g of tin, and 22mm. The series is listed in the JNDA catalog as "Military" coins, not "Occupied Territory" coins, so they were apparently intended for use by the occupying troops, not the indigenous population.
Thank you so much!:bow: Krause doesn;t list any specs. I just own a cheap set of scales, with a graduation of .1 grams.
better get new ones asap. before buying anything u need storage and u need all the tools that can help determine whether a coin is genuine or not
