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They don"t look small in the picture!!!!!!!!
look nice and big!!!!!
I don't presently have any comparison/scale pix of these particular ones, but here is one from Mysore, in the reign of Tipu Sultan, which is actually dated. (AH1200; circa 1786).
Here is how it looked in comparison to my thumb when it first came out of the envelope I received it in.
PCGS later graded it MS62. (It is presently pop. 1/0, since I'm obviously the only person who ever bothered to submit one. It looks crazy small in the holder!)
The ones here in this giveaway might even be a tiny bit smaller than that Tipu Sultan Mysore piece, but not by much, if so. They're pretty close. Maybe 7-8 mm or so, if I were to venture a wild guess. I'll have to measure and weigh some later.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Awww ....... my goodness gracious
Thank you from the bottom of my soul @lordmarcovan for your generosity and equally grateful for @btcollects for yours as well
Sure the world breeds monsters, but kindness grows just as wild
@lordmarcovan said:
The random number generator has spoken, and it has proclaimed @btcollects to be the winner of a teeny-tiny gold fanam!
Congrats, @btcollects! I shall need your shipping address, obviously.
@btcollects said:
Cool! Thanks for the giveaway and for your positive contributions to the forum over the years. Please send the fanam to another positive force on the forum @Paradisefound. Thanks again!
BTW, I finally got around to measuring these and most are 6-7 mm, and all of the ones I weighed were 0.36 g.
I believe I read somewhere that the gold content in these varies from 40% to 80%, but considering the good yellowish color of these particular examples, I'd say they're at the higher end of that spectrum, with pretty good gold content.
In any event, there's not much bullion there (or I wouldn't be able to give such things away, right?)
But the price is right, at any rate. Free gold is free gold.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
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I don't presently have any comparison/scale pix of these particular ones, but here is one from Mysore, in the reign of Tipu Sultan, which is actually dated. (AH1200; circa 1786).
Here is how it looked in comparison to my thumb when it first came out of the envelope I received it in.
PCGS later graded it MS62. (It is presently pop. 1/0, since I'm obviously the only person who ever bothered to submit one. It looks crazy small in the holder!)
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/35075113
The ones here in this giveaway might even be a tiny bit smaller than that Tipu Sultan Mysore piece, but not by much, if so. They're pretty close. Maybe 7-8 mm or so, if I were to venture a wild guess. I'll have to measure and weigh some later.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
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Neat Rob. At 7-8 mm, that is even smaller than the 'Panama Pill' @ 10 mm.
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Very cool giveaway! Thanks!
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Entry Post, Good luck to everyone that entered! Thanks for the giveaway !
I LOVE old coins.
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Drawing to ensue, within the next 18-24 hours.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
The random number generator has spoken, and it has proclaimed @btcollects to be the winner of a teeny-tiny gold fanam!
Congrats, @btcollects! I shall need your shipping address, obviously.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Awww ....... my goodness gracious
Thank you from the bottom of my soul @lordmarcovan for your generosity and equally grateful for @btcollects for yours as well
Sure the world breeds monsters, but kindness grows just as wild
Good on you, @btcollects!
@paradisefound- you have a teeny-tiny gold coin coming soon.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
BTW, I finally got around to measuring these and most are 6-7 mm, and all of the ones I weighed were 0.36 g.
I believe I read somewhere that the gold content in these varies from 40% to 80%, but considering the good yellowish color of these particular examples, I'd say they're at the higher end of that spectrum, with pretty good gold content.
In any event, there's not much bullion there (or I wouldn't be able to give such things away, right?)
But the price is right, at any rate. Free gold is free gold.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.