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theunsla Valued Member South Africa 112 Posts	Posted 10/24/2018 08:57 am Hi everyone. I know this is a silver half rupee from Cooch Behar, but can't figure out the date. The coin weights 4g and is 20mm in diameter. Report this Post to the Staff

Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 10/24/2018 10:57 am The images may be upside down or rotated. Brighten them up and consider they could be Bhutan. Unless you have already ruled that out. I don't get a good match for Cooch Behar, but I get a better similarity in Bhutan, 1820-1835. Edited by Albert 10/24/2018 11:16 am Report this Post to the Staff
theunsla Valued Member South Africa 112 Posts	Posted 10/24/2018 11:01 am Thanks, Albert. I'll check it out. Report this Post to the Staff
theunsla Valued Member South Africa 112 Posts	Posted 10/24/2018 11:13 am Albert, you were right. This is a silver 1/2 Rupee of Bhutan, 1790 to 1835. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/24/2018 11:31 am I don't think these have any silver in them. They are copying Cooch Behar, which IIRC was fine silver. Early Bhutan issues I have read are a silver-lead alloy, but the more common ones are just copper. Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 10/24/2018 11:51 am Comments in mt books say they did begin with silver. As time went by coins were melted and were made with increasingly debasing alloys until they ended up with copper / brass issues some with a silver wash. If at first the coin was presumed to be Cooch Behar, then it follows it would have been presumed to be and described as silver. Edited by Albert 10/24/2018 11:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
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