I would like to start a website on princely state coins and independent kingdoms coins of India. Please let me know what do you expect in such a...
First of all, I use a flat bed scanner. Because of that the token has its unusual look. Ballabh, you may be very well versed in identifying those...
Here's a couple of old tokens. The first is a silver Ramatanka. The older copper Ramatanka tokens are also having this same image. But, after the...
Thats right... but only some of them are that much old. I'll upload some more pictures very shortly. You can find the difference in style by...
The silver tokens found here are usually from the 18th and 19th C. I have not come across much of contemporary silver tokens (ofcourse,except some...
Ian, I'll try to decipher it for you.. But, I need to find someone who knows Arabic. Its not that difficult here.:thumb:
Ian, it is a silver temple(Masjid) token minted based on the design of Akbar Rupee. There were several types of tokens like these which, were...
Spock, this is one of the tokens I was talking about. This is indeed a temple token which is minted very recently. This is a common type having...
I'm also inclined towards Aidan's opinion... But please do post the other side of the coin...
And, beware of Chinese counterfeits....:smile
forgot to attach the pictures... :o
I've noted a lot of enquiries about the temple tokens. I'll try to share some of the knowledge I've acquired about these magnifiscent works of...
Today, I discovered something. I've never seen a rarer variety of the 1864 fanam and had only the words of experts around here. And none of them...
Hi, I came across a 2 gm gold coin or token very recently. Can anyone let me know what it is? Also, there is another coin or token or other such...
local coin dealers and swapping with other local collectors.
I got a good collection of Polish coins (more than 150 types). They are far better than the Euros.. Some of the Euro coins look quite barren and...
Lots and lots of forgeries for the Chinese coins. The best thing is to use a scale and weigh them. Also, take note of the surface.. If it is kind...
Well.. My mom and dad always ask me whats the profit... So, I'd tell them that these are worth a lot of money and by keeping them, the profit...
Hello Prakash, I think the coin in question was discussed in detail about a week before in this forum. See the thread :...
Okay... its time to announce the winner... Unfortunately, nobody gave right answers for all. Here's the answers: 1. Kushan Dynasty 2. 1957 3....
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