Pennywise Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 my wife's grandfather brought this coin, along with a handful of others home with him from France at the end of WWI. it's the only coin in my collection that I haven't identified and would appreciate any help with it. this handful of coins was the start of my collection that includes many contries and a wide rage of dates. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawsonsLV Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Looks misterious! Try to ask what script does it contain first! There are some letters, that looks arabic, but some looks quite strange! May be Hindu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtS Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Fascinating coin....I would guess somewhere Hindi and Urdu are spoken...perhaps in what is now Pakistan prior to the Partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElleKitty Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Yeah, I'd start with Pakistan, or any of the Indian Princely States that were Muslim populated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Its from India-British bengal Presidency. It's KM29 and is called a Pice. Early to mid 1800's. It should weigh about 5.8g and is made of copper. Minted at Murshidabad. G- $1.25 VG- $3 F- $6 VF- $10 XF- $16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Brett- FANTASTIC! the only book that I have is Yeoman's modern world coins 1850-1965 and it wasn't in there. none of the local people could identify it either. now I can lable it and put it where it belongs in my collection. many thanks again. Leroy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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