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neilithic

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Thanks to a swap I have a new leader. Smallest and lightest is this little piece from Spain.

Aluminium 1996 1 peseta. 14 mm and only 0.55 grams

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1267.html

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Citation: neilithicThanks to a swap I have a new leader. Smallest and lightest is this little piece from Spain.

Aluminium 1996 1 peseta. 14 mm and only 0.55 grams

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1267.html

So do I

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My Panama Pill is the smallest:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces20590.html
At 10mm it's definitely small.

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Elizabeth after the washing machine

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My smallest is the Spanish 1 Peseta (1989 - 2001) which is 14mm. Clearly not the smallest around, but as it is made from aluminium, I would guess it must be one of the lightest at 0.55g.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1267.html

neil.erasmus

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I have some South South African 1 cents (15mm) available on swap. They are not minted anymore and if the interest is good enough I will add more to my exchange list.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2881.html

Dutchgalego

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This one it's very small...
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5047.html

...but I do have a golden ducat Franz Joseph 1904 (not on the Numista site) which has a diameter of 11mm.
That's my smallest and beautiest at the same time.

Cents are money too!

neilithic

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I have a new record for smallest coin. I just found an 1857 10 Ore coin from Sweden in a bulk lot. Diameter is about 12-13mm.

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Colombia 1 1/4 cent 1874, 12mm.

Matt_Probert

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British Maundy Penny 1800.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces23649.html

Matt

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How about this at 6mm, USA one cent

Mark240590

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My new smallest piece is an aUNC

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces47580.mobile.html#lien_obtenir

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Smaller do exist (e.g; Maundy pennies), but the smallest circulating coin in my collection is the 5 cents from the Netherlands, minted in silver, 0.640 fine. It is 12.5 mm in diameter for a weight of 0.685 g (strange it only came up once in this list.)

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6543.html

... as for the lightest (in my collection), that must be 1 Polish Grosz in Al,1949; 0.5 g, 14mm, still 50 mg lighter than the 1 Peseta.

Gwyde

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A few days ago I got Mexico's smallest Minted coin.

11.5mm x 0.75mm 0.903 Silver coin 0.845g Quarter Real.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces28439.html

For the World's #1 Silver producer and known for our huge Silver coins, that one is a really rare piece.

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Citation: FrenchloverElizabeth after the washing machine

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/182193-world-s-smallest-coin.html

Does anybody know this coin?

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3 haller Switzerland Zurich cantonial coin

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My smallest coin must be the Ottoman Akçe, which 11 millimetres in diameter, and weighs 0.78 grams.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces42015.html

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Netherlands 10 cents coins are my smallest ones. They are 15mm, different years, both with Wilhelmina and Juliana.

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Citation: wkonijnhttps://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces25811.html

This is my favorite small coin!!!

Wim

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Cents are money too!

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Citation: dptashnyI was just wondering. My most impressive (I have a few 15mm coins) is:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1120.html

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These are my favorite ones:
a 10mm copy , 9 kt golden one
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces26247.html

a 16mm bronze one:
https://en.numista.com/vous/vos_pieces.php?pays=rome

and a 10mm gold plated copy:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces23163.html

I love these little ones.

Cents are money too!

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Citation: Dutchgalego
Citation: dptashnyI was just wondering. My most impressive (I have a few 15mm coins) is:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1120.html

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These are my favorite ones:

a 16mm bronze one:
https://en.numista.com/vous/vos_pieces.php?pays=rome

I love these little ones.

Lol, I've only got one Roman coin and it is exactly this one!

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https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18694.html
13mm 1 Larin - Maldives 1913

I think that's my smallest. Got some smaller coins from metal detecting, but have no idea what they are.

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Mine would be the Netherlands 10 cents from the miniature sets measuring in at 7.5mm

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Citation: Lotus07
Citation: Dutchgalego
Citation: dptashnyI was just wondering. My most impressive (I have a few 15mm coins) is:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1120.html

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These are my favorite ones:

a 16mm bronze one:
https://en.numista.com/vous/vos_pieces.php?pays=rome

I love these little ones.
Lol, I've only got one Roman coin and it is exactly this one!

It's look like the Romans did really invide our country and leave their coins after. :)

Cents are money too!

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Travancore, 1 cash, undated

Scale:

Really tiny.

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Cheers Don

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I recently purchased a 1/3 Farthing of 1885. It's not my smallest coin, but at 15 mm you can consider it as really tiny! By the way, what was the purpose of these coins? Numista says they were minted for use in Malta, but why did they need coins with such a low value? Was the Pound Sterling worth more in Malta or something like that?

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My newest one is a ceylon silver fanam token @ 10mm !

ramg1978

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Mine collection, this is the smallest one - I have 2 of them.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces63618.html

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This is my tiniest coin now at 5mm !

Vimsatika - Mauryan Empire

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces62766.html

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A new smallest coin has just entered my collection, previous one was 11.5mm, this one is 11mm, so the difference isn't that big, but still it is a new smallest one:

A Nauru 5 Dollars gold coin, it is so tiny that the Lincoln cent is almost as big as the capsule/casing protecting the coin.

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I picked up this one in a bulk lot over Christmas and until then hadn't realised just how small they are:

At 11mm diameter and just 0.5g in weight it is easily the smallest coin in my collection.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13215.html

Edit: The only problem is the smallest 2x2 holder I have is 17.5mm!

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hi every body here is my smallest coin
1 dollar 1853o 13mm and 1.6gr

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https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces735.html

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A 2014 1/10 American gold eagle

Quant.Geek

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Most of the coins posted so far are relatively huge in comparison to the following coin in my collection, but there are other smaller coins out there

 :

Vijayanagar: Anonymous (ca. 1406-1450) AR 1/4 tara (MCSI-498)

Obv: Deer left, pellet inside crescent above
Rev: Uncertain
Weight: 0.09g
Size: 5.5mm

Quant.Geek

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Here is one of the smallest coins I encountered, but unfortunately this is not in my collection:

Sicily: Anonymous (ca. 480-470 BCE) AR Hexas (Jenkins-201)

Obv: Head of bridled horse
Rev: Two pellets
Weight: 0.04g
Size: 6mm

androl

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My new smallest coin
1/4 Kopeiki 1899
13.2 mm
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16982.html

passioncoins

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Hello, just acquired one of smallest coin on the world.

Could anyone provide me with any reference please?

India
Vijayanagar Empire
1406-46
AR Quarter Tari
Weight: 0.10 g
Diameter: 6 mm
Deer with Crescent

Thank you

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Here is the picture. Thanks

passioncoins

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My smallest coin is 11 mm. It is from Guatemala.

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My smallest coin is a 15.1 mm 5 kopek coin from Imperial Russia.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces9450.html

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Nice old small tokens!

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CoinCollector1243

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Bahamas 1 Cent - 17 mm
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces92216.html

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My smallest piece: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces9774.html

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1857 UK Maundy Penny

It is 11.3mm in size and weighs 0.41 grams

Also have 2 x 1850 Dutch 5 cent coins of William III - they are 12.5mm in size.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18048.html

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7.0 mm

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces186004.html

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1 denár from 1547
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces10702.html

Check my collection: https://www.instagram.com/coinsmaniac/?hl=hu

Solstafir

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1/4 real from Guatemala (12 mm)

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8119.html

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Here is mine
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces141745.html
about 9 mm

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When looking up my own Travancore 1 Cash coin, I noticed this 6 mm. Travancore 1 Cash in the catalogue (I don't have it):
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces80307.html

The smallest circulation coin in my collection is this Travancore 1 Cash coin, shown next to a 1 Pice from India. What is odd about my 1 Cash coin is that the diameter is smaller than the diameter mentioned of that coin in the Numista catalogue...

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Not much larger than the maundy penny are these teensy Dutch 5 cent coins,

Not the greatest condition, but the 1850 dated coins are 12.5mm in size and weigh about 0.5 of a gram - no wonder it became a nickel and then copper coin!

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Citation: "fourmack"

Cool coin Don, that I believe is known as a "Mite" the smallest denomination ever.

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My accidental purchase a year ago gave me the two smallest and the lightest coins in my collection, which I did not expect to be that small though.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces154483.html

At least I have Tsar Peter I coins

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The smallest circulation coin in my collection is
1897 Guatemala 1/4 Real

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Citation: "Spookie"My smallest is the Spanish 1 Peseta (1989 - 2001) which is 14mm. Clearly not the smallest around, but as it is made from aluminium, I would guess it must be one of the lightest at 0.55g.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1267.html

same here, but my lightest is a Finnish 1 penni.

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My smalest coin:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces195597.html

A little coin from Shirvanshah Dynasty.

Turi
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I just got 3 pieces of tiny Chinese Western Han elm seed Ban Liang coins; 157-141 BC. The weight is 0.04-0.05 g and diameter 4.5-5.5 mm. Next I will try to take some photos.

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Citation: "iiruig"7.0 mm

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces186004.html

Awesome coin....simple design...but striking appearance

ngdawa

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I have a new smallest (if that's something you want ...). It's a 6 mm beauty.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces87300.html

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That is awesome

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https://static-numista.com/forum/images/54d0714a33c23.jpg

$1 U.S
13mm

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Citation: "harryg"https://static-numista.com/forum/images/54d0714a33c23.jpg

$1 U.S
13mm

That's a cute one.

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Harryg lovely coin - seen it for the 1st time .

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My smallest coin is a 1979 10 cent coin from the Netherlands.

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some primitive Cambodian silver hammered coin, less than 0.1g each... unbelievable

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Mine is a 10 ore from 1970 which is 15 mm

Heres the Link: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1504.html

Hi there! I am an inexperienced collector with an interest in a lot of coins

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My smallest is this 13mm $1 Gold Liberty Head...

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6157.html

Richard

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Most of my smallest coins are around the 15mm mark but the only coin that is the smallest in my collection is the 1989-2001 1 peseta coin from Spain coming in at 14mm.
here is a small list of some of my small coins.
1951-1978 5 céntimos from Costa Rica 15mm
2000-2017 1 centavo CUC from Cuba 15mm
1925-1935 silver 10 centavos from Mexico 15mm
1961-1991 1 kopeck from Soviet Union 15mm
1909-1942 10 öre from Sweden 15mm

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https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces21870.html

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This is my smallest: Tonga, 10 Pa'anga 1980, 10 mm and 0.4 g: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces98661.html

But still twice as big as the smallest here on Numista: Travancore, 1/2 Chuckram (1809-1810), 5 mm and 0.2 g: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces80576.html

makarije

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The smallest coin in my small collection is Ottoman Empire 5 para 1900 14.7 mm

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces23026.html

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Good thing someone revived this thread! I don't quite beat some of you (6mm coin is insane!) but I think I'm not far off! Mine is this:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces253913.html
(The actual one in the picture, 9 mm on the larger side and 6 on the smaller one)

It's also my oldest coin and I love it so much! A curious fact, it's countermarked, and it's smaller than a countermark on another coin I own (which turns out to be my largest coin!)

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My smallest one (11mm) actually is a Hungarian 5000 Forint 2016, half gram of .999 gold, which is also my first gold coin.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces86858.html

Actually, when it will be delivered to me (hopefully this next week), also this nice Liechtenstein 10 Franken 2019, half gram of .999 gold, will share this record with the above-mentioned Hungarian one.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces159900.html

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https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3094.html

Turi

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My smalest coin has 4mm.

This one:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces283718.html

Turi
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https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces21870.html

my smallest

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Netherlands half cent from 1886. The size is about 14mm
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7326.html

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A 15mm ten cent piece from the Netherlands.

Fun fact: that exact coin was actually used as a basis for the size of the hole on a CD! Meaning you should be able to squeeze one through your copy of Shrek II on DVD.

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My smallest is a silver three-cent (14 mm).

However, my Aunt has a gold exonumia/coin (I don't think it was issued by a government) that is probably around 5 mm

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Since today this is my smallest coin (10,8mm):

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces21870.html

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Smallest: Netherlands 5 ct 1850, King Willem III; 12.5 mm and 0.685 g - 0.640 Silver
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6543.html
Lightest: Szeląg koronny - Zygmunt III Waza; Solidus = 1/3 groschen; +/- 17 mm and 0.44 g - Billion;
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces167327.html

Gwyde

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Now my smallest coin is this 1 duit from 1695
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces52443.html

13mm, also my oldest

Hi there! I am an inexperienced collector with an interest in a lot of coins

Zoinsy

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Posté le : 22 juil 2021, 22h47 #

Technically a token, and also probably cheating, but, I have a miniature 5 Escudos coin:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia105446.html

8mm

It just came with a bunch of coins I bought off eBay, but it is one of my absolute favourites because of how ridiculously tiny it is

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https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13222.html

my smallest is this 1 pence

11mm at about 0.5g

OhLook!ACoin!

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https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces11850.html

My smallest in my collection.

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Amraan Amjad Référent

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Mine is
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1466.html
10 Ore from Sweden

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Turi

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My smallest coin:

https://youtube.com/shorts/urkUZdU79ow?feature=share

😀

Turi
https://www.instagram.com/my_world_coins_collection
https://www.youtube.com/@passaportenumismatico

LDC63

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Smallest Circulation Coin: Half Cent NL (14mm) N#5047

Lightest Circulation Coin: 10 Aurar Iceland (0.449g) N#3391

Smallest Medal/Token: 10 Cent NL (8mm) N#348479

Amateur coin collector with some tokens

Moneytane

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Posté le : 21 sep 2025, 7h37 #

That Dutch small 10c is amazing, the normal size of that coin is tiny enough already.

My smallest ones now are Maundy pennies of which I have several.

All of these coins are just 10.8mm in size and weigh just 0.47 grams each. They did not really circulate being given out in a ceremony and made in the low thousands except for proof sets, in which the number went up to 26,000 in one case (1937).

This image of a proof set gives you an idea how small they are. The biggest coin is a 32mm half crown.

The smallest fully circulating coins I do have are these 3 halfpences issued between 1834 and 1843 and 1860/62 and they were issued for the West Indies so women in churches could donate a silver coin each week (They did not like coppers). The coins briefly circulated in the UK. Just 12mm in size, these tiddlers got lost very easily. Numbers minted were quite high with well into 6 figure mintages most years and 1842 saw a large issuance of nearly 2 million pieces alone. I have 4 of them.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

LDC63

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Those are beautiful coins !!! 😶

Mine don't really compare, but some of the more interesting UK/Commonwealth ‘smalls’ I have are here…

Amateur coin collector with some tokens

Spookie

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Moneytane

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LDC63
Those are beautiful coins !!! 😶

Mine don't really compare, but some of the more interesting UK/Commonwealth ‘smalls’ I have are here…

N#8479
N#13224
N#8480
N#13209
N#5838
N#19480

Some real classics there, the half farthings and third farthings were for colonial places. The thirds were for Malta, who used it to replace a tiny copper coin called a grano - only a few hundred k were minted and they never caught on. They were minted a few times between 1827 and 1913. Your coin is the 1902 one, the second to last date of it.

Half farthings were originally minted for Ceylon (Sri Lanka), but in the 1830s and 1840s they caught on in the UK too. There was also a quarter farthing issued in a few years only and these are very scarce (I don't have one) - again for Ceylon. All of these weird coins (4d, 1½d, ½farthing, ⅓ farthing and ¼ farthing) were minted in this 1834 - 1844 period, when they were trying various things at the mint and seeing what stuck.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

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