Identify Ukl One Anna | Indian Temple Token

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admar New Member United Kingdom 22 Posts	Posted 09/24/2011 3:11 pm Hi, I have the coin as pictured, although there is plenty of info on the net about 1616 one Anna coins, I cannot find one with this image on the reverse. Any ideas please. Thankyou all Jeloh Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 09/24/2011 3:16 pm This appears to be a modern forgery. The "UKL" does not appear as far as I know on any authentic EIC coin. "Coins" such as these appear frequently on ebay. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2868 Posts	Posted 09/24/2011 3:23 pm Yes - it's a modern ...."thing" I say thing because I'm not really sure what it's supposed to be. Obviously based on the East Indian Company style of coins but they never had that sort of obverse. It could be some sort of Temple token designed in a antique style 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
admar New Member United Kingdom 22 Posts	Posted 09/24/2011 3:37 pm Hi. I figured it was a forgery, it was just the design on the reverse that got me stumped. Thanks for the quick replies. Report this Post to the Staff
Kingz Pillar of the Community Netherlands 626 Posts	Posted 09/24/2011 7:29 pm Have a few of them too, bought them in India along with some real coins... I said to the man they were fake, but he assured me they were real. So I bought them for a buck, because he was a nice old man on the street Later talking with another man, he pointed out that back in those days they did not portrait their gods onto the coins! So I knew for sure they were fake, as is this one.. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 09/26/2011 3:47 pm It is another temple token, not a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
hari129 New Member India 3 Posts	Posted 10/28/2011 2:59 pm Hi, Friends Thanks for indintifying old coin. How much can I get if I put forward for sale?(the first one) The weight is also same as 13.5 gr of copper as mentioned in machipipatnam mint(same as image no91 in reasponses) tell me sir , How much I can get from it/? Bye for now, Report this Post to the Staff
jack316 Valued Member United States 392 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 12:08 am I know my post is far removed from the original posts, so please humor me. I found this "coin" on ebay and thought it would make a nice necklace for my wife: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1840-EAST-I...:BOC:US:1123 I did some research (just google East India Company temple coin) and found out that these are modern fakes. Apparently they are manufactured for the tourist trade. There were actual temple coins, back in the day, but these are NOT genuine. The research I turned up (CoinQuest) states never to pay more than $5 for one. The thread I've included is deceptive. It, eventually states that it is a temple token, but the listing calls it a copper coin. There's one on ebay right now for $49.99 ! This is a trap for many collectors who would not know any better. Buy one if you like, many are quite beautiful, but know what you're buying. Jack Report this Post to the Staff
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