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Pillar of the Community
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what is the LARGEST US coin that was actually in general circulation?
was it the Morgan?
large cent?
$50 gold coin?
anyone have any ideas?
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Valued Member
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Edited by coretj
02/16/2010 12:28 am
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Pillar of the Community
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very interesting question...I'm not sure how big the $20 double eagle
was..but gold was more expensive than gold.....I would think the silver dollar is the largest......this will be interesting
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All modern dollars have been 38.1mm in diameter.
The first dollar coins were between 39-40mm
As far as largest that I know has been in circulation from time to time is the $1 Silver Eagles with a diameter of 40.6mm
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The double eagle ($20) gold coin is only 34mm diameter, smaller than the smallest silver dollar. The half-union ($50) gold coin would have been bigger, at 50mm diameter. They were not, however, made for circulation.
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
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd guess the early silver dollars, that were up to 40mm in diameter, were the largest.
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Pillar of the Community
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what about the largest coin in the world(i know this one I just want to see if you huys know it)
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Edited by biokemist6
02/16/2010 5:12 pm
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That depends on your definition of "coin". If by "coin" you mean "a round object made specifically for use as money" then the largest coin ever made is a stone disk called a rai, over 3 metres across and weighing four tonnes. Rai stones are a traditional currency on the island of Yap, in the Micronesian Federation. The largest rais are not physically moved when they "circulate", of course. They leave them standing where they are, and everyone knows that someone else owns this one or that one now. Some of the largest ones lie on the bottom of the ocean, lost in transport to the island, yet they are still considered valid to "circulate". If you insist on your "coins" being made of metal, then you'll have to settle for something smaller.  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
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It did not take long for not one, but two members to bring up the Yap stones.  I guess I will mention Canada's million dollar gold coin. But what about an actual circulating coin? |
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besides stone money, I was thinking of the $1000000 gold coin made in the canadian mint
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very interesting question...I'm not sure how big the $20 double eagle
was..but gold was more expensive than gold.....I would think the silver dollar is the largest......this will be interesting
As to the largest coin, I have no idea at all but I did find it interesting that it was stated that GOLD was more exensive than GOLD.  Based on that I would think that Siiver too was more expensive than Silver.  I know that Wampum was not really a coin but just how big was Wampum? And which president was on the obverse? |
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jbuck, you beat me to it haha
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Yes. I was thinking this might be the largest. Maybe not, but it's got to be close to the most valuable.  |
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It's 1794 Washington Dollar with the diameter of 41mm. (a little bit larger than the ASE) The so-called Perkins dollar dated 1799 also has the diameter of 41 mm. |
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couldent someboby walk off with that? oh wait! its 100 kilograms. Never mind! nobodys getting far with THAT coin thats for sure!
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Posted 02/16/2010 12:29 am
