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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bgarg, post: 203960, member: 1876&quot;]Biju,</p><p><br /></p><p>As you are located in India, your best bet is finding them in India (specially in Goa).</p><p><br /></p><p>There are couple of good dealers in Goa who usually setup their tables in various Coin Shows in India. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I must warn you that all crude Indo-Portuguese coins were heavily counterfeited in early days and it&#039;s a very complicated series to deal with. In 1995 I visited a coin show held in Goa and Pune and met few local dealers and collectors. And the general consensus was that almost 80% of early Indo-Portuguese available is market is not genuine and were produced in early &#039;60s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Couple of years back there was a hoard of &quot;soldo of Manuel&quot; came in market which was sold in large groups via a US auction firm. So, one can see these in dealers stock for an affordable price.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s very tough to comment on the authenticity of a coin just based on an image, but for the tin coins you have posted I would suggest that you weight them properly and consult with some local expert. </p><p><br /></p><p>Did you bought them from some local dealer or on internet? Take care.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards</p><p>Ballabh Garg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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