98. SUMATRA 1 KEPING 1786 AND 2 KEPING 1787

image 1: obverse of the coins

image 2: reverse of the coins

     I wish I can have these two coins to pair them up with my piece of 3 keping in my previous post. But unfortunately, I cannot afford to have these. These coins were sold for USD204.50 including postage. Wowoo that is approximately more than RM600 !

    Images taken from eBay.com from eBayer rotheysay21.

97. Sumatra 3 Keping 1786

image 1: obverse and reverse of the image

Country of Origin: Sumatra ( Now a part of Indonesia )

Date: 1786

Denomination: Three Keping / Tiga Keping

Weight: 9.65g

Edge: Angled Reeded Edge

Dimension: Diameter of 28.1mm

Composition: Copper

Population: 136,700 pieces

Reference: -

Mint: Birminghim - Soho

Category: Normal Circulation Coin

Engraver/Designer: W. Marsden
Variety : Variety of small rossete

       I rarely bought any foreign coins. This is so far the most expensive foreign coin I have ever bought cause it costs me more than a hundred ringgit. I don't have any reference to refer but from my googling, I guess it is better for me to keep this coin alone without her other siblings, because Sumatra's coins have too many siblings too collect!