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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 364594, member: 6647&quot;]Some members above have indicated that this is a fantasy piece, meaning it is fake and was created in modern times.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The East India Company had only been on the continent a few years by 1616, was not minting coins, and the denomination &#039;anna&#039; was not yet being used. I looked through the catalog for 1601-1700 anyway and this design is not listed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These pieces have been reported in the past, bearing dates 1616, 1617, etc, they are clearly fabrications that apparently were sold on the street in India to tourists.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It would not have any value other than as a fantasy piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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