Counting game--what's the smallest number that's not a coin denomination?

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by The Eidolon, Oct 30, 2020.

  1. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    I don't know from the coin itself. I got it off the description:
    "11 Decimae = 11/10 Triens (1.1)"
    But there are other alternatives too, some of which are not mentioned on Numista.
    Dominica and Trinidad both have an 11 bit punched coin with the center "Bit" removed.
     
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  3. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Here's a 16, just to keep this going:
    16 Skillings, Denmark, 1856
    A gold escudo would also work for 16 reales, I think.
    Denmark 16 Skilling 1856 copy.jpeg
    Anyone have a 17 kreuzer?
     
  4. Siberian Man

    Siberian Man Senior Member

    And don't forget about 12-1/2 centesimos...
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  5. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    And to answer my own question, the first number I haven't been able to find on a
    coin denomination is 19. I don't own one, but here are some 17s and 18s.

    Intriguingly, 1 gold Tilla of the Khiva Khanate may have been worth either 18 or
    19 silver tenga depending on the gold:silver price rate. But I haven't been able
    to find any other reference to confirm this, and it wasn't so much a denomination
    of 19 as a variable conversion rate (I think).

    If you'll allow that as 19, then 20 and 21 should be easy to find. I wonder how high
    this could go... Please feel free to post any other unusual numerical denominations
    if you feel like keeping the thread alive, and thanks for all the coin examples!
     
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  6. expat

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    I'll go with a 20 Balboa
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  7. manny9655

    manny9655 Well-Known Member

    Does the 1874 Bickford Eagle pattern count? bickford eagle.jpg
     
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