Could This Be Anything Other Than Bengal Presidency KM# 54?

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everycountrycoins New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 02/03/2012 10:57 pm Hello fellow world coin enthusiasts, I recently acquired the coin in the images below. The obverse looks exactly like the one pictured as KM# 54 in the 1801-1900 SToWC under BENGAL PRESIDENCY (immediately following INDIA-BRITISH). It is copper and around 6.2 grams. The reverse looks very similar to the picture in the catalog for that coin, but there may be a couple of differences. I don't see any clusters of little dots to either side of the Hindi value on the bottom. The character that looks like an X sinks far lower on this coin than it appears in the catalog. Also, a few of the things I can make out in upper left portion of the coin look like they might be a little different than what is pictured in the catalog. Do any of you know of any coins similar to KM# 54 that it might be? Thanks for looking! Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 02/03/2012 11:15 pm Without all those florettes of dots it looks more like KM# 56. You should take exact measurements of you coin, the weight and diameter, as that may help you with attribution. And remember, those coins quite often were struck a bit off flan, this way or that. Report this Post to the Staff
everycountrycoins New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 02/04/2012 01:52 am Thanks, svslav. It's totally KM# 56. You would think that if I would do the work necessary to get that close I would at least look at the next page carefully, right...? Thanks for enabling my laziness. ;-) Report this Post to the Staff
everycountrycoins New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 02/04/2012 01:55 am Correction! It's KM# 57! I think I forgot to mention that the coin is 23 mm.... Report this Post to the Staff
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