Need Help Identifying Coin, Looks Ancient!

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Kfielden17 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/12/2017 9:38 pm Looking to find out where this coin is from (I'm guessing Middle East) and what year it potentially was created. Trying to do some research to find out this coins value, if any. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 12/12/2017 9:46 pm We may need to see the other side. In the future, please crop your images to remove all the blank space around the coin. That way the actual coin can show more detail. Here is the CCF Free Image Optimizer to help crop your images. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 12/12/2017 9:48 pm @Kfielden17, first welcome to CCF. Second, that looks like a half rupee from Bhutan, most likely made in the late 19th or (more likely) early 20th Century. Hopefully someone else here can provide a little more certainty to this attribution, but here is a similar coin that was posted to CCF several years ago: http://goccf.com/t/82325 Also, it would be super-helpful if you could post a pic of the other side of this coin. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/12/2017 11:43 pm The Bhutan half rupees are usually copper; this one seems to be silver, so it is more likely from the predecessor state, Cooch Behar. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188765 Posts	Posted 12/13/2017 08:51 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Guybrush Valued Member Taiwan 192 Posts	Posted 12/13/2017 09:27 am From my experience with "fire-and-forget" smartphone coin photography, this coin is copper but looks like silver because of the lighting or white balance. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 12/13/2017 3:19 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/14/2017 3:51 pm A few references: Cooch Behar- https://www.NGCcoin.com/price-guide...duid-1485274 https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces117725.html Bhutan: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces47926.html Report this Post to the Staff
Kfielden17 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/14/2017 10:24 pm Thanks for the help to direct me on the right track everyone! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188765 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 08:59 am You are very welcome. Glad to have you here. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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