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Dump-Hammered Coinage The Difference?

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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?

Thanks in advance for any answers.

Vic
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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.

Peter in Oz
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