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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3585458, member: 98035&quot;]I&#039;m glad you enjoyed it, and surprised you made it through!</p><p><br /></p><p>That particular type at least is one of the more common, so it shouldn&#039;t be long before another comes along. They tend to come in short spurts as small hoards are found; it&#039;s been a learning experience for me over the last few years when to pass up an offering and when to pounce and bid aggressively so I don&#039;t miss the only one to ever be offered. When I first started about three years ago, I passed up on some nice examples of 1.1.1 (haven&#039;t seen any since) and an absolutely stunning 1.1.2; possibly one of the most interesting and beautiful in existence</p><p>(I did at least save the auction photo)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]957150[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]957151[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Had I known then what I know now, I would have paid twice what it ultimately went for. I did learn from that mistake, and actually bought about half of all of the coins in 1.1 from a single seller on a single day. My wallet (and wife!) wasn&#039;t happy with me, but I got them all for about $15 each on average.</p><p><br /></p><p>And unfortunately, I don&#039;t have a lot of time to work on the next sections, although 1.2 is about 1/4 of the way done and 1.3 is fully imaged. To put things into context:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.2 &quot;Chavada type&quot; on large/medium flans, portraits become more standardized, manufacturing improved (less flat strike area), attendants begin to disappear</p><p>[ATTACH=full]957158[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]957159[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]957160[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1.3 - Curved head type - Portraits have attached chin to the head, overall fabric and design becomes more compact and carefully executed</p><p>[ATTACH=full]957161[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]957162[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1.4 - Gadhaiya Paisa type - Design stabilizes, production ramps up significantly</p><p>[ATTACH=full]957163[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1.5 - Vagela type; Flan becomes dumpy, design becomes simplified</p><p>[ATTACH=full]957164[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m revising the last few series, but 1.6 onward are the fun Malwa types, including the Horseman reverse, Om and Sri Omkara, and a few others</p><p>[ATTACH=full]957165[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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