Post your smallest coin!

Nice but they are the same coin by a different name. I am not sure who wrote up that pretty card yours came with but he should do a bit more research as the coin is most commonly call a fanam as a whole or a 1/10 fanam when parted up like this. It holds the title of the worlds smallest minted gold coin under that name and they date from as far back as 5-6th century.

 

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I like small silver coins US World . Here two from Great Britain what so odd is the 1 penny copper 1 1/2 Pence silver coins tiny 9mm
It seams like if you find a small coin in silver its a cull or extra nice from be hide I think not hide to save but just so small it got put out of view ? */* ?

 

This little guy is my smallest coin - Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1/4 Cent.

 

Fanam is a contemporary word for the denomination that was not in use until 1700. The Vijayanagara denominations on the card are correct, although not quite complete. Minor variances in the words from one source to another are accounted for by different transliterations from the original Sanskrit spellings.

 

what size is this coin piece ? 1-2 MM ??

 

ok here are my (2) India Tranvencore 5mm and (1) 8 1/2mm coins. sorry it took so long and sorry the pics are poor quality.

 

more pics. sorry these pics are poor quality.

 

Looks like about 2mm, maybe 2.5.

 

my bad on size... they are 5 mm and 8 1/2mm

 

It's rumored that the fanams and beles were carried in the mouth. I'm not sure if there's any corroborating evidence for that from literature of the periods - it may be apocryphal. But it would make some sense. The inside of the mouth is very sensitive, and you would know where your coin was at all times, whereas it could easily get lost in a purse or pocket.

 

I think they could easily get lost or swallowed in your mouth. And what if you had a sudden cough or sneeze? There goes the family fortune spraying across the field.

 

Well, if you tucked a few under the front of your lower jaw, they would stay there - sort of like chaw I imagine. But it's all conjecture. And yeah, you probably wouldn't want to sneeze!

 

Nice Maundy set!

 

Its some sort of token, maybe for a casino? It was on the coinstar machine one day. Its in a cent holder and its smaller than the euro cent.

 

Picked this up today at the Fort Worth Coin Show


Always wanted a panama Pill. Now I will have to get his big Brother.

 

14 mm, 1 gram

KM 155.2a Chile 1911 5 Centavos (0.4 silver) and its recycled modified
die KM155.3 1916/1 (overdate) 5 Centavos (0.45 silver)

 

I have this coin and the Panama pill both are 10 mm size.

 

1st I was thinking this thread was dead. I am sure if I had posted this one here before.It's one of my British coins
1863 1 pence that about 9-10mm

 

This is my smallest coin. I actually have no idea what it is. Haven't found a good source to look up Russian coins yet so if anyone recognizes this or knows where to look let me know.


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