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East India co. Rupee... Genuine?
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I can't quite decide on this one. The text on the reverse looks a bit mushy, but I haven't been able to find a clear picture to be certain that the text should be sharper. The coin rings slightly differently than a different rupee, but since the other coin is a later date and has a larger diameter, I'd expect the sounds to be slightly different. Nothing else seems particlarly out of the ordinary.
My scale has it coming in at 11.56g (compared to the Krause number of 11.66, but I don't know if my scale could just be slightly off... I don't think light wear would shave off that much weight; the aforementioned comparison coin came in at 11.6g). So what do you think? Yea or nay?
Thanks,
Jeremy
My scale has it coming in at 11.56g (compared to the Krause number of 11.66, but I don't know if my scale could just be slightly off... I don't think light wear would shave off that much weight; the aforementioned comparison coin came in at 11.6g). So what do you think? Yea or nay?
Thanks,
Jeremy
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I am not 100% sure about this coin. The letters just look a little too mushy to me.
Here is my William's rupee for comparison. Its a different variety though but compared to the reverse of this one the letters on your coin look just off.
Bhushan
<< <i>I don't know the series, but could that soft/roundness be due to greasy dies and/or weak strike? >>
I have the same concern.
It's not weak strike but could be worn dies. I’ve seen it before on real coins.
I lean toward thinking it’s good.
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