1884 Dokdo From Princely State Of Kutch. I Think

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jdsstrat New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted Yesterday 10:29 pm This one took a while to track down - as I have since learned is often the case with these Princely Indian State examples - but I think I finally did: It is a dokdo from the Princely State of Kutch from the year 1884. Then, of course, the doubts started creeping in. Compared to the other 1884s that I used to identify it, this one shined. Perhaps a little too shiny? I'm not even sure if replicas of this coin were ever minted. That said, I'd love to hear from the experts in this forum if they think my Kutch coin is genuine or not. Report this Post to the Staff

Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 15731 Posts	Posted Today 17H 25M ago I believe that you have identified it correctly, jdsstrat. It may be shinier because it was cleaned - a not uncommon condition for coins of that era. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces41140.html Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jdsstrat New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted Today 10H 33M ago Thank you, Hondo. Yes, I saw that one and when you look close you'll notice subtle differences of the placement of the characters - same characters, slightly different placement. I am assuming that the Numista one being from 1883 and mine from 1884 may have had something to do with that. That and the fact that they were all handmade then, even different dies for the same coin/same year might account for the subtle differences. Would you agree? Report this Post to the Staff
Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 15731 Posts	Posted Today 7H 32M ago Quote: That and the fact that they were all handmade then, even different dies for the same coin/same year might account for the subtle differences. Would you agree? Yes, very much so. Besides placement, there can also be quite a bit of variability with character shapes. It confounded me when I first encountered coins from Kutch (and many other similar ones) but then came to the same realization as you. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
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