What Is The World's Largest And Heaviest Pure Nickel Coin?

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sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/07/2019 11:04 pm I have about 100 PURE nickel coins in a sort of 'stash', but I am thinking what may be the biggest? Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/08/2019 03:49 am I don't know about any large pure nickel coins, but if I wanted to hoard it, I might go for Canadian nickels. They may be worth slightly more than face. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5248 Posts	Posted 11/08/2019 06:17 am The Singapore $10 from the 1980s are the largest. Belgium 20 Franks from the 1930s are second. the smallest are the Netherlands 10 cent from 1948 to 2001. The oldest are Switzerland 20 rappen from 1881, and I believe Canada and the Netherlands issued the last in 2001. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/08/2019 07:31 am oriole: Thanks for that. After looking at Krause world Coins, it seems that the Singapore pure nickel $10 coins may have been Non Circulating Legal Tender, alongside the silver versions. It also seems that the Belgian pure nickel 20 Francs may have been intended for general circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 11/08/2019 07:35 am The French Pacific territories of New Caledonia and French Polynesia still use (though no longer produce) pure nickel coins in circulation; the 50 francs is largest, at 33mm, and was last issued in nickel in 2005, when they switched to cupronickel. The price of nickel spiked in 2006, finally making these French colonial coins uneconomic to produce in pure nickel, before the price collapsed once again in 2009. Nickel is New Caledonia's primary export with some of the largest nickel mines in the world, so I guess it makes sense to make nickel coins for there. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/08/2019 08:52 am I have two examples each of the pure nickel 50 Francs of French Polynesia and New Caledonia Territories. They are the largest pure nickel coins that I have. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As an aside, I also have an example each of the 100 Francs of French Polynesia and New Caledonia Territories in piedfort proof, gold colored nickel bronze. Their designs, both sides, are very similar to the 50 Francs coins. I was lucky enough the cherry pick them out of a dealer's junk box at a coin show, for AU $12 each. (unimpaired) Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7959 Posts	Posted 11/16/2019 10:09 pm Never had the 50 francs, but have had this one since I collected it as a kid, shortly after issue: Report this Post to the Staff
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