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British India 1917 1 Anna filed to pass as 1/4 Rupee

WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,418 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited September 8, 2024 6:29PM in World & Ancient Coins Forum
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I acquired this coin sometime in the 1960's from a dealer's foreign coin box.
I examined it later and saw that it was a 1917 British India 1 Anna coin filed down to the size of a 1/4 Rupee coin.
The filer even inserted edge reeding.
As there were 16 annas to the rupee, this alteration quadrupled the value.
The anna was then worth around 3¢ so the filer made a 9¢ profit.

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    laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Very interesting observation... thank you.image
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    1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    I guess this would only work on blind people??

    I've always wondered about Indian coins; every one has a different size and shape, so blind people can differentiate them.

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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,409 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I guess this would only work on blind people?? >>

    Or illiterate people, and I'm sure India had no shortage of either.

    Very interesting!

    I had a US 20-cent piece with a crudely-done "reeded edge" like that. No doubt somebody tried to pass it as a quarter.

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