Bhopal 1/2 anna Copper Coin

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Thanks once again for the amazing expertise concentrated on this web site.

The closest I could come to identifying this piece is a Bohpal 1/4 or 1/2 anna with date 12xx. Is that correct?

Unfortunately, I have neither weight nor diameter.

-- Paul Richards
CoinQuest.com

[Abhay]

Yes, definitely Bhopal. The date seems like 128X.

See this coin for a similar one:

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,4971.msg30366.html#msg30366

Abhay

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Thanks, Abhay --

Based on your ratification, I've posted this coin over on the CoinQuest site. On CoinQuest we hope to encourage collecting by giving non-collectors basic information about interesting coins like this. I appreciate your help.

See: http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=14417

Best,
Paul Richards
CoinQuest
Melbourne, FL
USA

[capnbirdseye]

Bhopal copper coins are quite frequently met with & I have quite a few but I have yet to see a 1 Anna which weighs around 30g 
Has anyone got one to show us?

Below is my 1/2 Anna,  15.52g    23mm

[Abhay]

Here are some 1 anna Bhopal Coins:

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,6540.0.html

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,5422.0.html

Abhay

[capnbirdseye]

Here are some 1 anna Bhopal Coins:

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,6540.0.html

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,5422.0.html

Abhay

Thank you Abhay, they must be amongst the heaviest of all Princely state issues

[Abhay]

I think you are right, Vic.

The heavier than these are the Tanka (2 dam) coins of Akbar, weighing about 40 grams each. But they are from the Mughal era.

Abhay