Need some info on coin -- date?

ajaan · March 26, 2013 1:36AM

Country? Century? Thanks.

daOnlyBG · March 26, 2013 1:59AM

Well, it's definitely from an Arabic/Islamic country. The number on the reverse looks like "1211" or "1311," but the second digit from the left suspiciously looks like the "m" equivalent in Arabic. Also, I don't believe Arabic coins from those years looked anything like that, but I'm not 100% sure. Where did you find it, if I may ask?

daOnlyBG · March 26, 2013 2:01AM

Well, I was a bit close...

CIVITAS · March 26, 2013 2:02AM

It's a "keping" from Malaysia/British North Borneo. Victorian period. Don't recall where Krause lists it, but I'm pretty sure it's in there.

Icollecteverything · March 26, 2013 3:27AM

<< <i>Well, I was a bit close... >>

That seller will drill a hole in it for no extra cost!

olmanjon · March 26, 2013 4:37AM

Thanks for posting this. I have had one of these for 5-6 years and could never figure out what it was. Mine only has the rooster on the one side and the other side is worn smooth. Thanks again.
Olmanjon

ajaan · March 26, 2013 5:19AM

Thanks, I'll look it up when I get home.

ajaan · March 27, 2013 2:47AM

Anyone know the date of the coin? A couple of my Arab students at school say 1711 but that can't be correct? Can it?

olmanjon · March 27, 2013 6:20AM

According to Krause the coins were minted in 1247ah which is about 1743. However there were some error coins reported with the dates 1147-1219-1241- and 1411. Yours appears to me to be the 1411. However to make things more confusing-the denomination on the reverse is not the one or two keping. It is a six or nine on it's side.
This information is from the 4th edition of Krause World Coins.
Olmanjon

DCH · March 27, 2013 12:15PM

Singapore Merchant token. Listed as KM Tn3 under Indonesia-Trumon-Anonymous issues in the older catalogs. I don't find it in the current edition.

ajaan · March 27, 2013 11:31PM

From what I can tell, the date is 1411. On page 819 in the Krause 19th Century catalogue 5th edition, there is a AH1411 Error Keping listed. Perhaps this is the coin I have? Unfortunately there isn't an image for the "Error" coins.

LochNESS · March 28, 2013 8:48AM

I too noticed the I’m willing to drill a hole in the coin with NO extra cost if you needed for Jewelry Making quip ...

I can't believe after explaining how "extremely rare" it is, and saying "as a coin collector I never clean my coins to preserve the original patina" they would be willing to drill a hole. They don't want to clean it, and they say it's rare, but they'll drill a hole

People are ridiculous sometimes.

Need some info on coin -- date?

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