What's your smallest coin?

[Fordprefect]

I have those pre-decimals out of the Perth mint locket coin, they are tiny.

hey PP - I dug out my Spink book but it doesn't seem to have the diameter sizes of the Maundies - that I could find measurements nor can i fiind our coin. Would you know? the 3p diameter?

They have not changed in size since 1822 :angel:

 1 penny : weight 0.47 grams, diameter 11.15 millimetres.
 2 pence : weight 0.94 grams, diameter 13.44 millimetres.
 3 pence : weight 1.41 grams, diameter 16.26 millimetres.
 4 pence : weight 1.88 grams, diameter 17.63 millimetres.

Maundy coins are Legal Tender not NCLT as long as they are dated from 1822.

[Mister T]

hey PP - I dug out my Spink book but it doesn't seem to have the diameter sizes of the Maundies - that I could find measurements nor can i fiind our coin. Would you know? the 3p diameter?

Maundy threepence is the same size as a regular threepence.
The others are here: http://www.maundymoney.info/26064/index.html

edit: nevermind, Fordprefect beat me to it.

[robbiegal]

ta guys
i always thought that the Maundy sets were smaller coins . Learn something every day.

[Nevol]

Actually, while we're on it..what's the differance between a coin and a medallion

You can spend a coin, but I doubt any shopkeepers would accept a medallion as cash.  :winkextra:

[robbiegal]

I always thought that a coin was official coinage as determined by Law and ACTs of a Parliament with determined weights and values.
A mediallion can be officially produced or privately produced but not for coinage and trade values purposes (aside from silver trade dollars etc - I think they fall into another category?)
And then the tokens were a monetary system that eventually was outlawed. BUt never an official government system - always private?
Just my off the cuff thoughts mind you!

[purplepennyhunter]

You didn't need me.....
I just took this photo of the pre-decimal coins from the 2006 Perth Mint locket coin. I had them made into a bracelet. 1c for size comparison.

[Nevol]

I found some more littlies hiding in my Bird Album.

Moldova   1 Ban   1996   14.5mm (my smallest)
Iceland   5 Aurar    1981   14.58mm
Poland   1 Grosz   1949   14.7mm
Nicaragua   5 Centavos   1994   14.97mm
Br V Islands   1 Cent   1974   15mm

[ausjack]

Thanks PP :good:

Gee you have an awesome collection Nevol

[markn]

Smallest coins I would have would be Maundy 1d's.  Smallest I have seen are Indian fanams and chuckrams which are usually <5mm in diameter.

[Sapyx]

Some simple definitions:
coin: issued by a government, with a monetary value or purpose.
token: not issued by a government, with a monetary value or purpose.
medal/medallion: no monetary value nor purpose, whether issued by a government or not.

Back to the original topic: my smallest coin is a silver dam of the Kingdom of Kathmandu, circa AD 1710: 7.5 mm across.

[ausjack]

Like I thought, thanks for that Sap

7.5mm :shock: that's tinny, my little peepers have trouble with our 19.41mm 5 cent :mocking:  here's my little one's

[Sapyx]

7.5mm :shock: that's tinny, my little peepers have trouble with our 19.41mm 5 cent :mocking:

A pic for comparison. Forgive me for not taking it out of the 2x2; if I take it out and I drop it on the carpet, I'll never find the thing again. :dontknow:

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[ken-a]

My small coin is a 1965 centavo from Mexico which is 16mm and weights 2 grams.

Ken

[keldaw]

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 i think about 10 mm == maybe 11 mm ..
 this coin is from the princely state of travancore km 46 1 cash


 could not work out the best pic so i sent the 3 of them ..    ,, kel ,,

[ausjack]

Cool coins people , and that can't be a coin Sap as here's a very rough pic of my stone so it's just not right :laugh2:

and that's a 5 cent