Is This An India-Princely States Baroda 2 Annas Y# 33A ?

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Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 04/09/2013 7:15 pm I'm very hesitantly identifying this coin as an India-Princely States Baroda 2 Annas Y# 33a VS1952 (1895). It's silver, weighs 1.42g and is the same diameter as a Geo V UK silver 3d (about 16mm according to KM). Is this ID correct, please ? What does VS stand for It has some unsightly black marks on the obverse, dabbing acetone had no effect, should I try something else (what?). Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 04/09/2013 8:52 pm Quote: Is this ID correct, please ? Yes. Here's the NGC database page. Quote: What does VS stand for The Vikrama Samvat calendar. Year 1 in this calendar was in 56 BC; simply subtract 57 from the VS date to convert to AD date. Quote: It has some unsightly black marks on the obverse, dabbing acetone had no effect, should I try something else (what?). Reckon it's tarnish, then. Tarnish remover such as coin dip will get rid of it, but will leave you with a cleaned coin. I'd suggest leaving it alone. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 04/10/2013 05:53 am Sap, Thanks very much. Once I had identified the issuer - by looking through all the pictures in the K&M catalogue, I had to guess which numeral system was used. K&M list several numeral systems used in India. Is there a list somewhere stating the numeral system used for each state, please ? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 04/10/2013 06:58 am Not to my knowledge, but it's more or less geographically-based; states around the Gujarat peninsula all use the much the same "Gujarati" numerals, for example. So if you're looking for a coin and spot coins from a certain state with the same numerals as yours, you could in theory use the map in front of the Krause listing to try to find neighbouring states. But it's still probably quicker to keep trying to picture-match at random through the states. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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