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« on: October 09, 2016, 08:04:45 AM »
..... smallest hammered coin ever minted?

Found this one last week, a charles 1st double rose halfpenny?  it has a diameter of 3mm to 4mm. it got me thinking as to what hammered coin is the smallest ever minted?  This must surely be a contender.

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« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2016, 08:53:32 AM »
Has to be up there Al, I've not seen or had one that small, all credit to a good search. Wink
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« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2016, 12:34:43 PM »
Lovely find Al.  Has it been clipped to be so small perhaps?
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« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2016, 02:21:16 PM »
Quote from: roughneck on October 09, 2016, 12:34:43 PM
Lovely find Al.  Has it been clipped to be so small perhaps?

good call roughneck ... i,ve checked with a few examples on the PAS site and it suggests a 10mm diameter.for a few similar coins.
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« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2016, 03:10:32 PM »
And talking of small things  Roll Eyes I bet this is the smallest milled coin that's been found on here

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« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2016, 06:16:04 PM »
Are you sure about the size Alan - these are 9mm diameter usually so I don't see how it could be 3-4 mm?

This is a 4mm circle next to a 1p coin

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« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2016, 11:23:33 AM »
Hi Doc

i,m now able to confirm that you are absolutley spot on with the measurements ... the diameter is indeed 9mm.  [that'll teach me to rely on someone else reading the ruler!]

also, out this morning, on another field a few miles away,  i got a nice charlie halfgroat. So i took the opportunity of photographing them both together, hence the label .... a right pair of Charlies!!

thanks again

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« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2016, 05:59:09 PM »
Hey !! I've seen a couple of 'charlies' in me time but they didn't look at all like that... LOL Shocked
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« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2016, 02:47:48 PM »
Fantastic finds - was it hard to locate in the hole? I remember finding a Chas penny a few years ago - and they are small enough!
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« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2016, 03:58:45 PM »
Quote from: probono on October 13, 2016, 02:47:48 PM
Fantastic finds - was it hard to locate in the hole? I remember finding a Chas penny a few years ago - and they are small enough!

the signal was crisp and the coin was no more than 2 inches below the surface. Luckily, it had been raining and the ground was quite firm, but sticky.  Once the coin had been extracted from the ground, i got down to the smallest bit of mud/dirt and was still getting the signal, but then i noticed the silver edge poking through ....  so a quick water dab to remove the mud and there it was .... a double rose!

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