Historical coins

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A scallop-edged coin from the Bahamas Despite what we are used to here in the United States, coins do not have to be round to be minted and spent. I've previously discussed square coins, but an even more common shape is the scalloped coin, which has a wavy edge that goes all the way around the coin. The name comes from the distinctive wavy shell of the scallop, a sea mollusk similar to a clam. This coin shape may also be referred to as wavy-edged, flower shaped, or sun shaped. Coins with 8…

British India - 1899 - Victoria Empress - Half Rupee - Rarest Silver Coin - Numismatic Price and Value Guide

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Gold coins of Gupta period. 🪙 The Gupta Empire stretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE. The period...

20) Independent India issues: 25 paise coins ; the journey from usage over five decades to stepping into history. The end of the line for the 25 paise coin is in sight. The coin which could buy you a sight-seeing trip into the zoo or a bus-ride across town or a pop-corn packet ,large enough for two , to be munched while seeing a movie in a theatre , (remember, there was no T.V. or DVDs then), in any part of the country , or buy you an ice-cream ,or a burger , or a fully loaded betel leaf for…