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shonit123 Valued Member Canada 212 Posts	Posted 01/13/2013 01:15 am got these from my mum who came back from an exotic trip to India. what are they and what are they made of? also got this older rupee and anna Report this Post to the Staff

Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2875 Posts	Posted 01/13/2013 01:58 am If you do a search here for "temple token" you'll find lots of previous discussion about them. There are examples of early ones in silver - but anything modern like these are coper-nickel or "white metal". If you're going to collect those quarter annas - they are really nice coins - do look for them in UNC UNC examples can be had for really very little My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
shonit123 Valued Member Canada 212 Posts	Posted 01/13/2013 02:16 am well they are not magnetic and upper one weighs 25 grams while the lower one weighs 0.5 0z Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2875 Posts	Posted 01/13/2013 02:22 am Here's a definition - of sorts - of "white metal" http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/faqs/faq4.htm My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 01/13/2013 7:58 pm Top two are temple tokens. 1/4 Anna, 1939. F condition worth about 35 cents. 1 Rupee, looks like 1942. Poor condition, worth bullion value. Report this Post to the Staff
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