| Author |
 Replies: 69 / Views: 19,703 |
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5855 Posts |
Quote:
That azteca coin is amazing! I agree! They started making them in 2007 with a mintage of only 333, then they made 1000 in 2008 and have been making 1500 per year ever since. I picked this one up a few months back for only $1 over spot, probably because it doesn't have all of the original packaging (which included a COA, a collector's booklet and even a jeweler's loop all in a custom round wooden box). |
|
Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
5174 Posts |
Quote:
How about hinnest coin and thickest coin at some point too? That would be hard for anyone collecting non-moderns[1] - a lot of medieval and post-medieval coins were really thin, and this side of very good calipers you'd probably be unable to know which one is thinnest precisely (at best you'd get a lot of readings in the 0.2-0.4 millimeter range - 0.1 too if you have some bracteates or other very small medieval silver). I suppose one could cheat by taking weight and size readings and trying to get thickness figures from that, but then you'd have to know the density/specific gravity, and with post-medieval small silver - the very type of coins most likely to be particularly thin - it isn't really possible either (as a lot of them are debased significantly, and the specific levels of debasement vary highly). [1] by which I really mean anything before ca. 1800; actual ancient coins tended to be pretty thick, but once we get to silver pennies... |
|
Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
My smallest and largest coins: smallest is an entry from the HFBCWG: 1496 Khanate of Qrim (Crimea) Mengli Giray Silver Akce AH 901 Lincoln Memorial cent for reference largest is from my Birth Year Set: 1968 Haiti 25 Gourdes  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3253 Posts |
I can't see jbuck's links, so I can't say that anyone's done this combination yet: The largest and smallest coins struck for general circulation by the US Mint. Struck without a collar, the Draped Bust and Flowing Hair dollars come in anywhere from 39-40mm. From experience I can tell you they don't quite fit in a "dollar" sized 2x2. Took me a while to learn about the trick of putting it in an Airtite made for an ASE (which I got for free; thanks Forum Mom!)  |
|
Valued Member
United States
64 Posts |
just a couple of my old coins, Thaler and 3 cent 1862 silver  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
814 Posts |
I'm surprised no one has yet mentioned a 5 oz ATB? It's bullion, but since it has a face value, I'd say it counts. Mine are an ASE (used my most recently purchased one as an example) and an 1897 Hong Kong 5 cents. I have some from other countries that are about as small but this one is my favorite because it's silver. LWC for scale.  Edited by hcmusicguy
08/31/2014 12:32 am
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Australia
9406 Posts |
My largest coin is Australian 2014 $10 copper coin celebrating 100 Victoria Cross medals. This coin is 57mm diameter. My smallest coin is Panama 1976 2 1/2 centesimos. The diameter of this coin is 10mm. Shown here with a Lincoln Cent for comparison...  Steve  |
|
Moderator
United States
188560 Posts |
|
|
Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Edited by DaytR
09/06/2014 2:53 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
I've been waiting to get this coin before I posted in this thread. My biggest and smallest coins, both the round and not round types.   |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
602 Posts |
I think TypeCoin's "coins" take the cake on this one. I don't know, is that even "fair"?  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1511 Posts |
Ya I think typecoins has it too, lol. I don't have a pic of mine together so I'll bow out.. But I believe the type 1 Liberty head gold dollar is the smallest US coin made for general circulation, beating out the Three Cent Silver by a millimeter.. 13mm vs 14mm Those and my single 1861 3c silver (metal rotation) would be my smallest US... I may have a couple foreign smaller (not as small as typecoins though, lol). And largest, like many, also probably an ASE, Philharmonic, Liberdad etc..  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
534 Posts |
Smallest-1823 1/16 Rupee Madras Presidency/ 1 cash from princely state Travancore. Largest-ATB 5 oz  |
|
Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
1679 Posts |
1861 Nova Scotia cent is about the largest I collect and the smallest is a 1848 1/16 model farthing, size 7mm, weight .23grams. Joseph Moore Struck by Allen & Moore of Burmingham.  Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
Edited by fourmack
08/01/2015 11:43 pm
|
| |
Replies: 69 / Views: 19,703 |
First Page
Posted 08/29/2014 6:56 pm
