Discussions about standardising the coins of the British possessions in India had begun in the 1790s and resulted in a statement of intent in 1806 when the Court of Directors issued a consultation to the three Presidencies effectively instructing them to begin to move towards an agreed standard. At various times over the next thirty years or so, the Court of Directors issued instructions to move the coinage towards that vision, and these events are discussed at various places in the narrative about the Presidency series of coins. (Ref: http://baldwin.co.uk/coins-of-india).

At no point of time the East India Company indulged in issuing temple tokens with the portrait of the Hindu deities. A dealer from India listed some ‘unknown’ token and labelled them as the “Unknown East India Co 1616 temple token”.

Dear coin collectors please refer to world coin catalogue and the Pridmore’s works on Indian coins before buying any Indian coin. Do not throw away your hard-earned money by buying such scraps.

Coins of every era from the BC to the current period have been well documented. Search Googles for information. Browse the reputed websites like www.coinarchives.com and archives of top auction house www.cngcoins.com. Become a member of www.zeno.ru and get clarified about your ‘unknown’ or unidentified coins. Also become a member of the yahoo group on Indian coins www.southasiacoins.org where you can initiate a debate on coins with research scholars.