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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4949941, member: 19463&quot;]I keep my coins under 10mm in &#039;gem jars&#039; made for rock specimens.&nbsp; These come in various sizes with 24, 36 or 50 fitting in a foam insert case.&nbsp; Yes, you have to take the coin out to see the reverse but I <i>have </i>dropped one of these on a rug and do NOT want to go there again.&nbsp; In some cases I place more than one related coin in one tub keeping my collection down to what fits in three of these.&nbsp; My daughter has no interest in ancient coins but says she wants to keep the little ones.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="https://images.jtv.com/gemstones/JTV-TRAY01B-1-medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Those who know me know I would have trouble picking coins for this thread.&nbsp; Some of these are favorites I have shown many times.&nbsp;&nbsp; These are not my ten smallest or my ten favorites.</p><p>Aegina obol&nbsp; 1.06g (3mm thick)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189797[/ATTACH] </p><p>Athens tetartemorion (1/4 obol) badly centered but it is what it is</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189798[/ATTACH] </p><p>Phocaea 1/4 obol? 0.1g - under 5mm diameter but thick </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189799[/ATTACH] </p><p>Kyzikos tetartemorion? 7mm 0.24g&nbsp; (ex Stevex6) </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189800[/ATTACH] </p><p>Kolophon tetartemorion 6mm 0.2g with retrograde TE</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189801[/ATTACH] </p><p>another Kolophon TE tetartemorion at 0.2g but this one has a tiny Cicada</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189802[/ATTACH] </p><p>I do have a smaller bee from Ephesos but this 6mm 0.20g bee/bird head tetartemorion has a type on both sides AND a legend even if it is only two letters.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189803[/ATTACH] </p><p>This was my first &quot;tiny treasure&quot; purchased from Fred Shore in 1990.&nbsp; The 0.1g hemitartemorion was graded G/F then and the lion is a bit rugged.&nbsp; The quail is better.&nbsp; In 1990, a dealer might downgrade a coin a step or two if it was off center or rough so I suspect that explains the G obverse rating. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189804[/ATTACH] </p><p>Uncertain, Caria hemitartemorion 7mm 0.1g and thin!&nbsp; Again, this gets extra points in my book for having a design on both sides.&nbsp; The obverse bulls are crossing horns but the cow on the reverse has two long ears as I see it. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189805[/ATTACH] </p><p>Paphos, King Stasandros, 1/24th unit - When I bought this from C.J. Martin in 1992 I thought this was a tiny coin.&nbsp; Now at 0.4g, I consider it a fatty but I still like it. Most of these I see are nicer on one side than the other.&nbsp; Mine is balanced.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189806[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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