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I just added another ancient coin to the collection. This Hemidrachm from Rhodes is 12-13 mm diameter and is made of silver. I’m told that it is...
I thought that these two 2 Anna coins would get your attention but maybe my photos don't do the coins justice. The coins are bright & the luster...
Portuguese India This last one is a 10 Centavos from 1959 issued by the Portuguese.
Here is a 1936 5 Kori from Kutch India. This is a silver coin about the size of a US half dollar.
Here is a 1929 India 1/4 Anna from Gwalior. This was another bargain bin find.
While I'm posting photos, here are some more India coins from my collection. This one is an East India Company 1835 Rupee.
Here is a photo of my quarter Rupee. It's not as nice as Yarm's Rupee coin.
1935 1/12 Anna reverse
All I have is this 1935 1/12 Anna I got from a 25-cent bargain box in 2008.
At the FUN show a couple years ago, The catalog publisher had a booth & they were selling some previous edition CDs for $5 each. I prefer the...
You might begin your quest for Indian coins by going to this Website: www.indiancoins.org Very best regards, collect89 P.S. Our mutual...
Neat coin! I think that I have a quarter Rupee of the same date but your coin is much nicer (and larger).
That's all the photos for now. Please post em if you got em.
Spock1k suggested that this might be called a silver tanka or cataloged as a mogul silver rupee.
"new ancient" Thanks for the link.
Thanks for showing your CT album. It is really neat.
India 1979 1 Rupee Here is a more modern (base metal) Rupee with a nice patina.
Many good folk at CT have provided their good opinions. I would like to see photos of the OP's coins. A pure Acetone rinse & air dry before...
That was a nice read. Thanks for your informative post.
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