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Feb 2, 2024 · In late 2022, it was reported that the Croatian Mint produced a mere 199 pieces of the smallest gold coin ever. It is a 1-kuna gold piece, weighs in at 0.05 grams (or 0.0016 of an ounce!), and has a diameter of 1.99 millimeters. It’s so tiny that a person needs tweezers to hang onto it.
- Croatia Mints the World’s Smallest Coin - Numismatic News
The Croatian Mint shows off its skill by undercutting the...
- Two Numismatic World Records: The World's Smallest Coin and ...
Based on these dimensions, Guinness World Records™ has...
- Croatia Mints the World’s Smallest Coin - Numismatic News
- “Parva Ne Pereant”
- Adventures in Greek Metrology
- Electrum Fractions
- The Littlest Romans
- The Widow’s Mite
- Collecting The Tiniest Ancient Coins
- Notes
- References
IN 2014, THE British Royal Mint issued a gold proof 50p coin only eight mm in diameter*, weighing in at 1/40 Troy ounce (0.8 grams.) This is the smallest coin the UK has ever struck and surely one of the smallest modern coins. For comparison, the smallest coin the United States Mint has ever produced–the U.S. gold dollar, struck in several designs ...
Metrology is the study of weights and measures. With relentlessly logical minds, but lacking the advantage of decimal notation, ancient Greeks created systems of weights based on simple fractions. These became the basis of their coinage denominations. Let’s start with the silver drachma of the Athenian or “Attic” standard, weighing 4.3 grams. For c...
To find the tiniest ancients we have to go even further back in time, to the electrum coinage of Lydia and the Greek cities of Asia Minor. Like most questions in classical numismatics, the dating of these coins is controversial, but circa 650 BCE is the earliest guess for unmarked types and ca. 630-620 for types stamped with designs. The weight sta...
The practical Romans had little use for impractically tiny coins. The smallest regular imperial denomination until the mid-second century CE was the copper quadrans, worth 1/16 of a silver denarius. At 15 mm diameter and about two grams, it is roughly comparable to the modern euro cent (16.25 mm, 2.27 g). In the King James Bible (1611), the English...
Any discussion of tiny ancient coins would be woefully incomplete without mentioning the Biblical “Widow’s Mite.” As told in the Gospel of Luke: And He looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And He saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And He said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow...
In 1964 the British numismatist Colin Kraay(1918-1982) wrote: “Unless there was a supply of low value coins sufficient for the needs of daily retail trade, coinage cannot have been used in anything like the way with which we are familiar today. …the great majority of ancient coins reach us through hoards, which represent deliberate accumulations of...
In The Wasps (lines 790-1), Philocleon puts fish scales into his mouth, thinking they are coins. When he goes home with his jury pay under his tongue, his daughter (lines 608-9) manages to get it away from him with a welcoming kiss! Uelpides (The Birds, 503) swallows an obol when he is startled.
Gardner, Percy. “Coinage of the Athenian Empire”, Journal of Hellenic Studies33. (1913) Hendin, David. Guide to Biblical Coins, 5th edition. New York, (2010) Kraay. Colin M. “Hoards, Small Change and the Origin of Coinage”, Journal of Hellenic Studies84. (1964) Linzalone, Joseph. Electrum and the Invention of Coinage. Dennis McMillan (2011) Weather...
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Dec 6, 2022 · The Croatian Mint shows off its skill by undercutting the Swiss record: with a weight of 0.05g and a diameter of 1.99mm, a Croatian issue is now the world’s smallest coin. The theme of the issue is more than fitting: the piece is dedicated to the world’s smallest city called Hum. It has a face value of one kuna.
Apr 20, 2021 · Based on these dimensions, Guinness World Records™ has recognized the ¼-franc gold coin issued in 2020 as the world's smallest commemorative coin. Despite its diminutive size, the coin's obverse and reverse are machine-minted, each with a different design. For the obverse, inspiration was drawn from Albert Einstein's determination and patience.
- 1/10 oz American Gold Eagle. The top choice for investors and collectors alike, the American Gold Eagle was first produced by the US Mint in 1986. Fun fact
- 1/20 oz Gold Canadian Maple Leaf. When first minted in 1979 by the Royal Canadian Mint, this one contained .999 pure gold. However, the purity was increased to 99.99% in 1982, making it one of the purest gold coins available today.
- 1/10 oz South African Krugerrand. The first Krugerrand was minted on July 3, 1967, to help market gold produced by the Rand Refinery and the South African Mint.
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Apart from the year date, the obverse and reverse of the 10-centime coin have remained the same since 1879. The world's smallest commemorative coin. Pushing the boundaries, stretching the limits of technology, achieving something unique – with this vision in mind, Swissmint designed a gold coin with a diameter of only 2.96mm and weighing 0.063g.
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Dec 20, 2023 · We’ll explore the origins of the dime and the reasons it remains the littlest coin today. If you’re short on time, here’s the quick answer: The dime is the smallest coin because that’s the size the United States Mint originally set when first issuing a 10-cent piece in 1796. Despite inflation over the last two centuries, it has kept its ...
