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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh great, now I need one.....bad  
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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 United States
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Quote:Oh great, now I need one.....bad  Just remember, they only contain 0.622 of a single gram of gold. That's about US$25 in gold at today's price. Modern Coin Mart has them for about $50 today. You can get a PF-70 for $100. APMEX charges over $82. I quit looking after that.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2781 Posts |
Maldives 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
Forgot about this one 1852 One Dollar Gold 
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
5385 Posts |
Any more info re the Maldives coin Please?
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Quote: about 2mm /thread  I have seen those before, but never at a price that seems reasonable for a 0.05g lump of gold. I'm curious what (if anything) the design is supposed to be... 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1842 Posts |
Finland 1 penni 1919, 14mm 
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 United States
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Very nice, bd251!  To all who do it, I really appreciate the comparison photos that include a more common coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
506 Posts |
Maundy 1d coins are smaller, but they aren't meant for circulation. This Dutch 5 cents from 1850 was. It measures 12.5 mm diameter and 0.75 mm thickness for 0.685g of silver (0.64 fine) Alongside a US cent:  
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Austria 5 Groschen 1931 #2846 17mm 
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Russian Federation
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Quote: To all who do it, I really appreciate the comparison photos that include a more common coin. This inspired me to do a group photo of whatever tiny coins I could find on my desk in a few minutes (that weren't completely lame)...  Clockwise from top: that one "7208" wire kopek I posted here before, Concordia cross AE4 (Arcadius, Antioch mint, not sure of the workshop), Soviet 1/2 kopek 1925 (with such a dark patina that the design is barely visible in the photo), India 1 naya paisa 1960 (Mumbai mint), copper Tver pulo (mid-16th century), Thailand 5 satang 2500 (1957 AD), Egypt 1 millieme 1972 (1392 AH), and a coin that I haven't identified yet (but tentatively Norman Sicily). Oh, and an 1961-D dime in the center.
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 United States
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Quote: This inspired me to do a group photo of whatever tiny coins I could find on my desk in a few minutes (that weren't completely lame)... That looks great! 
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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My smallest coin, at 13.44 millimetres, is a Maundy 2 pence from 1831.  I think the hole makes it smaller. 
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 United States
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Very nice presentation. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just curious, does any one have or know of any artefacts related to the handling of these tiny coins? I posted a (very rare and not mine) fanam board a few pages back that was designed to assist in counting and handling the ~8mm gold coins.
I would love to see some tiny coin rolls or coin purses!
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