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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26553674, member: 10461"]You are all correct. I figured when I dropped the date range, someone sleuthy would figure it out.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is indeed a gold bele, or 1/10 fanam. This extremely tiny gold coin of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayanagara_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayanagara_Empire" rel="nofollow">Vijayanagara Empire</a>, an Indian Hindu dynasty (1336-1646), is no larger than a sesame seed!</p><p><br /></p><p>I already had one, in my giveaway stash. Here is a pic of the one I already had. (Forgot to bring the new one with me to take pics.)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-jpg.1683938/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The new coin is also ICG certified but has a different label. There is no "Goin" typo, and Skip Fazzari's name is not on the label. The new one has a nicer looking slab. It is just as tiny, if not even smaller, than the one above. <i>Really</i> tiny! Just a speck.</p><p><br /></p><p>I expect it too will end up in my giveaways eventually.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone wants a chance to win the coin shown above (the one I already had), you may enter the current giveaway <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-giveaway-132-pick-your-prize.419758/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-giveaway-132-pick-your-prize.419758/">here</a>. There will be a drawing for that contest on December 1st.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26553674, member: 10461"]You are all correct. I figured when I dropped the date range, someone sleuthy would figure it out. It is indeed a gold bele, or 1/10 fanam. This extremely tiny gold coin of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayanagara_Empire']Vijayanagara Empire[/URL], an Indian Hindu dynasty (1336-1646), is no larger than a sesame seed! I already had one, in my giveaway stash. Here is a pic of the one I already had. (Forgot to bring the new one with me to take pics.) [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-jpg.1683938/[/IMG] The new coin is also ICG certified but has a different label. There is no "Goin" typo, and Skip Fazzari's name is not on the label. The new one has a nicer looking slab. It is just as tiny, if not even smaller, than the one above. [I]Really[/I] tiny! Just a speck. I expect it too will end up in my giveaways eventually. If anyone wants a chance to win the coin shown above (the one I already had), you may enter the current giveaway [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-giveaway-132-pick-your-prize.419758/']here[/URL]. There will be a drawing for that contest on December 1st.[/QUOTE]
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