I have a few coins from princely states India. They are variously described as hammered or dump coinage. What is the difference or is it just an interchangable description?
from the CCF Glossary: "Dump Any coin which is unusually thick for it's size. Often applied to the native coinage of India, and to any small coin punched out of the centre of a larger one; the New South Wales "Dump" was punched out of the centre of a Spanish dollar."
the NSW Dumps referred to were minted c1813, with a nominal value of 15 pence. Lately, they've been getting around Oz$30,000 at auctions.
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