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1973 Republica de Panama. 2 1/2 centesimos . Nice example!  Quote:
Not sure where I got these but they are very tiny. I believe those are novelty miniatures. Fun!  |
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I brought these baby pieces recently.   1825 UK Maundy Penny (Size 11mm)   1835 Maundy Penny These are slightly larger 1½d coins about 13mm in size   1834 1½d - first year of the type - mostly used in colonies but saw some UK usage too   1836 1½d - also a nice coin. These were quite pricey as numbers minted were low (Mid 6 figures for the 1½d and just a few thousand for the Maundy pennies) and realtively high grade (gVF - EF) for close to 200 year old coins. |
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An idea of scale for these pieces.  The 1857 Maundy penny is the same size as the 2 above. The Dutch 5 cent coin from 1850 is around the same size as the 1½d's. Another comparison for these coins is they are slightly smaller than a silver 3 cent coin. I don't have one but do have a 3 cent nickel. |
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Here's where smaller is better!!! KK |
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I brought these baby pieces recently... An idea of scale for these pieces. Fantastic! |
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I think this recent acquisition is now my smallest. It is a "kleine denarius" (small penny) of the city of Bethune in Flanders, that dates to the end of the 12th century. At this time, most of Flanders was a fief of the King of France, and they tried to tie their coinage to the French royal currency. However, when the French denier became debased, Flanders decided to keep making their coins out of "good silver" and instead reduced the size so that the total silver content would match that of the French deniers. These little guys are 11 mm and about 0.45 g.   |
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Outstanding! |
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Really cool acquisitions and examples Princetane and Tdziemia.
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1951 Netherlands. 10 Cents.Juliana  Edited by Dorado
10/31/2022 02:06 am
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Ancient Greek silver
hemitetartemorions could be considered amongst the smallest of coins ever produced, at around 0.1 gram.
Much smaller are the tiny rectangular 1/4 Jawa of Nepal, at only a tenth of the weight (0.01 gram), of the above ancient Greek silver coin.
Numismata lists them, but doesn't show a picture.
You would probably be better off, negotiating with gold dust, which is much more available. (but not a coin).
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10/31/2022 06:27 am
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Netherlands 10 cents are tiny but their 5 cents is even smaller. 12.5mm and 0.685 grams   Sorry, I am not in possession of an American 10 cent coin for size comparison.  Edited by OzLeigh
10/31/2022 06:47 am
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My smallest coin is the 1976 2 1/2 centesimos from Panama Diameter is 10mm.  Edited by triggersmob
10/31/2022 08:14 am
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Excellent examples! |
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1941 Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) 1/10 Gulden - Wilhelmina.   |
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