I Picked This Up At The Local Coin Shop Today Very Interesting Find!

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moose59 Pillar of the Community United States 732 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 5:53 pm It is a 1943 1/4 Rupee from India, but that is not what makes I t interesting. It is either a broad stroke, wrong plainchant, or what? Report this Post to the Staff

ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2505 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 6:28 pm Does it have reeding on the rim edge? From those shots it almost looks looks like a broadstrike slightly off centre but something about the rim doesn't seem right to me anyway. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 8:20 pm @moo, that is a fun piece that should be half silver., at least according to numista. What is the diameter of this piece? Is it much more than 19 mm, because your doesn't look too different from what is shown there: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4854.html "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
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 8:38 pm Possible options that occur to me are: - broadstrike. Check the weight matches a normal quarter-rupee, and that there's nothing on the rim - no reeding, no security edge. - counterfeit. 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
moose59 Pillar of the Community United States 732 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 9:15 pm Yes the edge is reeded! actual suppose to be Wt. 2.87gm 2.92gm D 19.6mm 19.2mm Doesn't seem to be pushed out much. Don't know about the silver part though, doesn't add up on the specific gravity test. 2.87gm x .40gm = 7.175 A little of of the 10 needed for silver. Thinking Wrong planchet! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 10:19 pm @moo, ok sounds like the weight and diameter are pretty much correct. I suppose could be an off-metal strike or a counterfeit. "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
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