9, "Amateur" puts a query with reference to coin dated 1804 issued by the East India Company. Tt is described as having Indian chatneters on one side and on the Gther-—two Hong standing, three logs balancing a shield with their feet, (K-will assume that. slight printer's error has. stbstituted tree for their), T'have im my possession several copper coins austering very close fy to "Amateur's" description, the nearest being a half vannw lated 1811 but in addition to the Indian characters om the reverse ithas a pair of weighing scales, 'Others ato the half, "quarter and one twelfth anna but the words 'East India Company'
ear on the reverse (i.e. the side opposite to the lions). These are all dated 1835. Another quarter anna dated 1825 hag the same lions but.no mention of the Fast "India "Company. On the. reverso are Indian characters surrounded I do not regard these coing 98 much value and if Tsremembor In Perhaps your ° correspondents coin is of silver or gold in euge T offer mo suggestion as to value.
Tam, ete, Cus. "H. Goorney.
New Milton, Hants, Mar. 24, 1924.
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