Need Help Iding Two Small South Asian Coins

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Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 09/30/2016 8:46 pm Hi Everyone, I'm really not sure about either of these coins other than that they are probably South Asian. They are both copper and have some environmental issues. The first may in fact be a nineteenth-century princely state piece, but I'm not certain. The second coin does not have much to go on. So any help with either of these would be greatly appreciated! Edited by Archraz 09/30/2016 9:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 10/01/2016 01:05 am I'm not too familiar with South Asian coins but Dr N Sreedhar has contributed some very informative posts on the coins of India. Check these links on CCF and, if you believe your coins are from the Princely States you might find them featured here:- https://goccf.com/t/261679&whichpage=1 Alternatively, https://goccf.com/t/93062 http://coinindia.com/home.html Good hunting! Report this Post to the Staff
bart Pillar of the Community Belgium 651 Posts	Posted 10/01/2016 10:06 am The "Jhar", the leaf-like symbol on the obverse of the first coin suggests this coin comes from the Indian State of Jaipur. Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/01/2016 11:28 am aiglet7 & bart- thanks for the help! Yes, I had before wondered if it was from Jaipur due to the leaf-like symbol. I had suspected that it might have been a 1/2 Paisa from 1943-44, KM#176. However, many of the details really did not match up. Of course it is possible that my paisa is very off-center and, thus, the detail which I am seeing is not the same as well-centered and struck pieces featured online and in price guides. Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/05/2016 02:01 am I'm still stumped on the second one. Does anyone have any guesses? Report this Post to the Staff
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