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Bedrock of the Community
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Trout, ole fella:
Since you are from Withenshawe, perhaps you should give some consideration to British coins of the 19th Century. It is a fascinating and extensive series.
Like a giant, you could stand with a foot firmly planted in each country.
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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I recently secured a Star Pagoda for my Proclamation set and discovered that there were some other different types of these Gold Pagodas that can be considered as ‘Proclamation" Coins. This is another type I picked up, It is from the same era as the Star coin and is the same weight. These are the sellers pic's I will take better images when the coin arrives. It was listed as "Rare" BUT the phrase is bandied about on ebay to describe quite ordinary coins at times so I take that with a grain of Salt. Is this coin in fact scarcer/Rarer than my Star Pagoda Seller description and Pic This is a lovely gold Pagoda from the Indian Princely State of Arcot. It is 11 mm in diameter and weighs 3.42 grams. The coin is from the reign of Muhammad ‘Ali (1751 - 1795 CE) and features three deities on the obverse and the Arabic letter ‘ayn on the reverse on a granulated field. The letter ‘ayn is the initial letter of ‘Ali. The coin grades a lustrous AU or better. It is KM 14, which includes values only to VF, and Zeno 125200 (this coin). A choice example of a scarce type of Indian gold.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I would really like to see YOUR pics of this coin when you get it!
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Pillar of the Community
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I would really like to see YOUR pics of this coin when you get it! I have a DSLR camera coming with a special lens to take coin pic's coming to upgrade my point and shoot unit that I am using at the moment. I should be able to get some nice shots with this setup when the coin arrives from the states  |
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I haven't got my new camera or the 3 deities Pagoda yet Sel But this one arrived today and I have taken a couple of shots of it with my point and shoot camera . These coins are Tiny and this is the best I can do at the moment.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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This is for Sel The Pagoda has arrived from the US Stunning detail on such a small old coin. Very hard to image because it doesn't sit flat :dash1:    Here it is alongside my other coin. I have NO idea of the grade for this but it looks just as good if not better than the Star Coin.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I was a little concerned as to if this coin was Genuine when I purchased it. I have since received some Provenance/History regarding this particular coin and I no longer have any concerns as to it being genuine. It turns out that this coin was sent from Moscow to be Auctioned in the US but didn't receive any bids and was listed on ebay instead of being sent back to Russia (luckily for Me) Here is the Auction listing for this coin. http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotvi...5f7145f68056 |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The star Pagoda appears to have old gold toning in the field behind the pellets that surround the star. That lends to the credance that this coin is authentic.
Nice coin!
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Pillar of the Community
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The star Pagoda appears to have old gold toning in the field behind the pellets that surround the star. That lends to the credance that this coin is authentic.
Nice coin! Hi Sel I bought that Star Pagoda from an Impeccable source and it is Graded AU58 by PCGS. I have absolutely NO doubts about its authenticity |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Here is the latest edition to my Proclamation/Indian coin collection, thanks in NO small way due to the help and patience from PP. This is a truly beautiful coin and is one of the Stars of my collection  Feast your eyes on this little beauty 1761-82 Pagoda MysorePCGS MS62   Edited by trout1105
11/03/2014 8:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Just picked this up to add to my set Sellers pic's, I will update them with mine when the coin gets here.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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You are well on your way to setting up a museum quality collection, especially the gold.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Here is a 1799 Proclamation/Colonial Penny I picked up recently. It has some "Silvering" at 10 o'clock but otherwise a nice example.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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You are well on your way to setting up a museum quality collection, especially the gold. hehehe I have most of the "Easy" ones so far But I still need the 1 Johanna and the Mohur to have a gold "type set" for this collection. I have only been actively collecting Proclamation coins for about 3 years so I think I have done OK so far  |
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