Yes.....and no. I've come to learn the `pattern' as opposed to the meaning. For example, in the images below I have highlighted what I know: The...
Ka-ching! ....I think we have a winner! :-) I'm pretty well 101 % sure that Christian has id'd this piece correctly.
I still think that the 'roos and the kooks take something really special to beat them [IMG][IMG]
Yes Aidan, I do. If you look closely you'll see that his name is written on the coin. ;) Be carefull though as the coin can throw you off. Queen...
Here's a nicely toned silver Nazarana rupee from Jaipur dated 1911 (KM147). [IMG]
I'd like to say that there's method in my madness with regards to chop marked coins.......but i'm too honest. They've just appealed to me at the...
Actually, we get far more posts concerning chop marks than we do concerning Morgans or Bust Half dollars here in the World and Ancients corner of...
The second image is an 1884 Yen lightly chopped on both sides. The third image is an 1886 Yen two chops obverse only (one is a swastika) The...
It's also an indicator of where they circulated. As far as I know, the territories controlled by various warlords just weren't `hip' at all. :)...
I too have a copy of Rose's booklet and have been actively using it now for about six years. It's a good resource, but it does have it's...
I'm with what GD has said on this one. There is no doubt that the chops are rather unusually large, and besides,the basic coin looks a bit too...
Although I can't positively ID it the reverse is awfully similar to the arms of the city of Regensburg, Germany. There may be other towns with...
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