It seems to me that we all celebrate the big ones more than the tiddlers - but often the tiniest coins have the most interesting history. Here are a few from my own collection - they may not be the smallest ever, but still amusing I think. All British: Charles I Rose Farthing, Victoria Quarter Farthing 1852, George IV Third Farthing 1827, Victoria Half Farthing 1844, A Nurnberg Toy 2 Sovereign from 1887, A Lauer Toy Half Penny, A Toy Prince Albert Medallion (Husband of Victoria), A Model Quarter Farthing 1848. For those unfamiliar with British Coinage of the 19th Century, there were 240 pennies in a Pound. A Farthing was a quarter of a penny, so 960 of those in a Pound, and so 3840 quarter farthings to the Pound! The Toy and Model coins were produced at various stages in the 19th C, originally as trials for new designs, but subsequently for the amusement of children. So what have you got to show us?
I've posted some of my silver coins in the "Post your most beautiful coins" thread, here are some others:
Nice Paddy! I love those toy coins Maybe this thread can help me figure out what this little one is... so tiny I'm afraid to take it out of the flip.
That's not even the smallest. The tiniest piece I've ever cataloged is an electrum 1/96 Stater: http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=217869
Sometime I would like to photograph my largest with the smallest on top of it. I believe my smallest might be from Miletos: I might have smaller Central American gold coins from Guatemala or somewhere that were made in the 19th century but I don't have them imaged. The largest is a Swedish 4 daler plate.