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Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 04/09/2020 3:47 pm Portugal V Reis, 1797. This particular coin weighs 4.9 grams, and is 30 mm. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 04/09/2020 4:47 pm * Tokens * (Canada - Advertising Tokens) Workworld 1 dollar No cash value. Weight = 2.62 g Diameter = 32 mm. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34511 Posts	Posted 04/09/2020 4:48 pm Ok, I feel a little dumb right now. I was just getting ready to post a really cool 57mm by 101mm wooden nickel when I re-read the rules that all entrants in this challenge must be metal. So much for feeling smug that I was going to blow you guys out of the water. My fall-back will be this 10th Century silver Dirham from Tashkent (Uzbekistan). It weighs 4.4 g and has a diameter of 30 mm. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 04/09/2020 5:09 pm Quote: So much for feeling smug that I was going to blow you guys out of the water. The same thing happened to me! Report this Post to the Staff
pepactonius Pillar of the Community United States 9395 Posts	Posted 04/09/2020 5:12 pm Kingdom of Cambodia -- 50 sen, 1959: 31mm, 3.9g Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 04/09/2020 5:22 pm Notes to the challenger or person in charge of this contest. Quote: 33x32 mm, about 4 grams (as described in this thread). I apologize for the relative lack of photo quality, and of measurement quality for that matter.I will try to take better measurements (and pics, if possible) if/when I actually find the coin again Quote: If the challenger or new challenger goes AWOL for more than 24 hours, the second place winner gets to pick the next coin. If all else fails, jbuck gets to go. If you are a player ...play well Edited by Dorado 04/09/2020 5:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5186 Posts	Posted 04/09/2020 6:03 pm Quote: 33x32 mm, about 4 grams (as described in this thread). I apologize for the relative lack of photo quality, and of measurement quality for that matter.I will try to take better measurements (and pics, if possible) if/when I actually find the coin again OK, coin found. Good news: the "about 4" was actually underprecise (technically, the linked thread actually said "about 4.0 grams"), and sure enough, the 0.01g precision electronic scale confirmed a weight of 4.03 grams. Bad news: it's 32 mm all around. I'm not sure where the 33 came from. (I don't have a caliper handy, so can't give the figures any more precisely, but from a look at the ruler it didn't seem to diverge from 32 much in either direction.) (On second look, it's probably more like 31.9 mm. @Dorado - is your token exactly 32? If yes, you win.) Middling news: the coin is so dark (was it then? I dunno, smartphone flash tends to overbrighten photos) that I'm not sure if I could manage good pics. I can probably try, though. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 04/09/2020 10:26 pm Quote: (On second look, it's probably more like 31.9 mm. @Dorado - is your token exactly 32? If yes, you win.) https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces166040.html Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/10/2020 10:59 am Nice entries, all! Just a few more hours left for entries - looks like Dorado is in the lead right now with 32mm! I'm a bit surprised that Spence didn't have an uber-thin, uber-wide bracteate pfennig for this one. Some of those can approach crown-size while still staying under 1g. https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=l...1955&lot=501 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34511 Posts	Posted 04/10/2020 6:54 pm Quote: Spence didn't have an uber-thin, uber-wide bracteate pfennig for this one Hmm I'll check right after dinner. I don't think that I have any larger than 30 mm, but you are right that they can be paper thin. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34511 Posts	Posted 04/10/2020 8:08 pm Ok have now done a thorough accounting of diameters and weights for these old coins (not really a focus for me as I rather spend my time thinking about the minting date). I did find a 12th Century bracteate that was pretty big, but alas only 27 mm. When I went back further though, I did stumble upon this 7th Century Arab-Sassanian Drachm that measures 34 mm and 3.7g. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/10/2020 10:51 pm Nice last minute entry, @Spence! If there are no more entries, looks like the Khusro II drachm wins at 34mm! Take it away! Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 04/10/2020 11:14 pm Congratulations Spence! Report this Post to the Staff
Princetane Pillar of the Community 4628 Posts	Posted 04/10/2020 11:53 pm 35mm 4.6grams Wite metal medal for King edward VIII coronation Edited by Princetane 04/10/2020 11:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 193047 Posts	Posted 04/11/2020 12:35 am Quote: Nice last minute entry, @Spence! Quote: Take it away! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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