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allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 08/09/2013 10:24 pm It tests out as silver. Appears to be cast. I suspect it is probably Indian or from that part of the world. Has anybody seen one of these before? Report this Post to the Staff

publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 08/09/2013 10:41 pm The border seems to be adapted from the British Trade dollar, & I'd not be surprised if that is where the silver came from, as well. Given that all the script is Arabic, it's probably not a temple token. I'd guess Malaysia or Indonesia. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 08/09/2013 11:20 pm Yep, it's from Southeast Asia. Islamic pilgrim tokens or "Magic Coins" from that part of the world are typically much larger than Indian temple tokens. Butterflies are a common design motif, as is the ship; the wandering pilgrim and the Seven Yasins are also common features. You can see several varieties on this zeno.ru page. I'd be very surprised if it actually were silver, though. How was it tested? 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
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 12:10 am The guy at the coin shop tested it. I can ask him next time I go in how he tested it. He had it in a bin of world silver coins and I asked him about it. He was not sure exactly what it was but thought it might be an Indian temple token (and I was inclined to agree with him). He has been in business a long time and has a good reputation so I'd be surprised he was wrong or being dishonest. This one says it is made out of silver: http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=77584 so there does seem to be some president for it. Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 12:36 am It could be plated. Specific gravity test would be helpful here. It's rather attractive in any case. Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 3:02 pm He tested it chemically. He got in it a large lot of things and wasn't sure what it was. There is a spot where people have assayed it before: Report this Post to the Staff
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