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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3257111, member: 10461"]FWIW, the fanam in the OP link looks fine to me. In the 1990s, I bought and sold them in the $8-20 range. Most common types are still relatively inexpensive. They are one of the cheapest and smallest gold coins you can buy, actually, and fun. Not ancient, but old. That was not a bad price on the OP coin. In my experience, they're harder to find under $30-35 nowadays.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought one back in January but it is a dated one from the reign of Tipu Sultan in the 1700s, and a little bit scarcer, I guess. Prior to my getting it slabbed, it cost me €51.83.</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/MurD7daCeL1YOjw4MpU3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/MurD7daCeL1YOjw4MpU3" rel="nofollow">India (Mysore): gold fanam of Tipu Sultan, AH 1200 (1786), Patan mint</a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/ai6CapO9SciiafIL2klX_TipuSultanFanam.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/35075113" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/35075113" rel="nofollow">PCGS MS62</a>; population 1 - the only example certified by PCGS as of 12/08/2018.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3257111, member: 10461"]FWIW, the fanam in the OP link looks fine to me. In the 1990s, I bought and sold them in the $8-20 range. Most common types are still relatively inexpensive. They are one of the cheapest and smallest gold coins you can buy, actually, and fun. Not ancient, but old. That was not a bad price on the OP coin. In my experience, they're harder to find under $30-35 nowadays. I bought one back in January but it is a dated one from the reign of Tipu Sultan in the 1700s, and a little bit scarcer, I guess. Prior to my getting it slabbed, it cost me €51.83. [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B][URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/MurD7daCeL1YOjw4MpU3']India (Mysore): gold fanam of Tipu Sultan, AH 1200 (1786), Patan mint[/URL][/B] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/ai6CapO9SciiafIL2klX_TipuSultanFanam.png[/IMG] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/35075113']PCGS MS62[/URL]; population 1 - the only example certified by PCGS as of 12/08/2018.[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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