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nlp coins Pillar of the Community United States 2373 Posts	Posted 01/20/2011 6:28 pm Found in a Food Lion parking lot today in Virginia. It couldn't have been there long since the patina is only scratched lightly in a couple places. Last picture is two worn Buffalo nickels stacked up against it. TIA, nlp Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 01/20/2011 7:56 pm Not ancient, but possibly quite old. The script in the bottom pic is Arabic or a variant, so it's part of the Islamic series. Thick copper coins like this are typical of the Indian series. Unfortunately there's not enough script left for me to read any of it. 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
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2887 Posts	Posted 02/06/2011 06:01 am I too think it likely to be Indian given it's thickness - probably a Mughal Empire dam or half dam (depending on weight). But yes - it's too far gone to nail it down. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/06/2011 08:38 am Sap is right. I brought home 5 of these from India. Each of mine has much more inscription on them than the one pictured. The five of mine cost me 20 paise each (total 1 rupee) in 1970. Report this Post to the Staff
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