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wcoins New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/21/2011 6:54 pm Hello all, Nice being here this is my first post. I have got this indian coin I don't know much about I hope you could help me with more information such as: -mintage -restrike or original (heard there are more types) -how can you tell the restrike from the original -book value and any other info you may have. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

Rdwarrior Valued Member United States 266 Posts	Posted 07/22/2011 8:49 pm Do you have a pic of the other side? Report this Post to the Staff
wcoins New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 05:36 am Of course. Here it is. Report this Post to the Staff
agandau Valued Member Australia 193 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 08:04 am I'm not sure but I think these were just temple tokens. It says one paisa with a VS date of 1946 which makes it 1890 AD, so it is quite old. The reason I think it is a temple token is it shows Hanuman the monkey god, and temple tokens tend to have one side illustrated with a deity. Also there is no name of the ruler. If it is a temple token, I doubt if mintage figures would be kept, but I would guess high. It is a quite obscure piece, which makes it completely normal for an Indian coin, but I have no idea if it is valuable. I like the entwined leaves motif used. Variations of this can be found on later Victoria rupees and Kutch silver coins as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 09:24 am The rajas of Ratlam had Hanuman on their coat of arms, which is why he appears on this coin, inside a shield-shaped border. The Krause catalogues report that original 1890 coins KM# 24 were "thick", and should weigh 5.7 to 5.8 grams. CV $6 in VF. The restrikes KM# 25, made from 1942 to 1945, are "thin" and weigh only 2.5 to 3.3 grams. CV $10 in VF. Mintages are not listed for either originals or restrikes. 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
agandau Valued Member Australia 193 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 6:52 pm What is the name of the Krause catalog that carries this information? Krause seems to be the go-to for world coin information. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 03:18 am Standard Catalog of World Coins. It comes in one volume per century; that's five phone-book-sized catalogues, since 1600. Apparently they're now working on a 1500s book (finally!) 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
agandau Valued Member Australia 193 Posts	Posted 07/26/2011 08:21 am Thank you very much Sap, I am buying a volume for the 19th C and am looking forward to it very much. Report this Post to the Staff
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