Art Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 ccg's 1804 48 Stuivers, Ceylon In 1796, the British East India company took over formerly Dutch held coastal areas of Ceylon - the Dutch having been invaded by France, and their preference for their colonies to be surrendered to the British (allies) rather than to the French. To provide a circulating currency, various thick "dump" style silver coins were struck, all bearing an elephant design. YeOldeCollector's William IV 1837 Sixpence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Elephant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 I'm torn on this. I'd usually go with the 6d but that elephant is superb. So elephant it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Looks like it has its trunk packed for Round 2: ccg's 1804 48 Stuivers, Ceylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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