For currently circulating as in actually use anywhere anytime, US Eisenhower Dollar. Same size as a British Crown.
The original question was about CURRENTLY circulating coins. The Ike dollar hasn't been minted in 30 years, and it doesn't really circulate here in the USA.
yes i got 14 at bank yesterday(ike dollars) they said they had 130 available so it must be circulating im sure if i went to a store to use one they would accept them but they are rarely used probably only in desperation or if some little kid gets in grandpas coin collection that would be it but i highly doubt you would ever get one back in change unless requested
as for mexico they went to new peso so old peso is not used i just had freind of mine bring me back some from mexico he says they sell old peso back to bank in exchange for new peso although his family had nice bag of old pesos sitting around he brought back for me but he says stores will accept old pesos but they are only equal to 100 old peso to 1 new peso i give him 18 u.s. dollars he brings me back 50 new 5 peso coins 5 10 new pesos and 1000 old pesos plus an old silver 5 peso to me was good deal
i dont think theyd do that but some stores might that sell it back to the bank i think once bank has it it goes to melt down id think so or maybe even a vault who knows this is what ive heard my freind got all my coins from lady that ran corner store and would get coins all the time i tried to have him get all the 5 pesos which is like 35 different ones but he couldnt find them all but accumulated a majority though
Quote: CeruleanThe Eisenhower dollar coin has been replaced three times. To me, that means it's supposed to be dead.
It has been replaced... but not three times. 3 times if you consider the design, 2 times if you consider composition, and once if you consider the size.
But, when you think about it, is there any real coin that is heavier now?
Kenny
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I consider a "currently circulating coin" to be any coin whose type has been minted within the last five years, or one which circulates interchangeably (and legitimately) with a coin which has been minted within the last five years.
The Ike Dollars are still legal tendre and of all the "demonetized" coins they are the most common. Except a silver 1960 D dime I found in pocket change.
The US half dollar, Mexico $10, Australian 50 Cents. They deserve to be on this list.
I have a Cook Islands $5 that is the same size as a Half Crown. Maybe that is heavy?
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About halfway down 'Double monetary standard (Dubbel Myntfot)' with a picture and explanation. It was also the world's largest coin. It had to contain a lot of copper to represent the same value as of a corresponding silver coin.
Sweden / Plate Money / KM# PM5 / 10 Daler S.m. / 1644-1645 / Copper / Obv: Queen Christina
In the UK we have the 25 pence and the 5 pound coin both were struck as commemorative coins but they are legal tender and people do on occasions spend them, the wieght and diameters are both the same at 38.61 millimetres and 28.8 grams. I must admitt I have never used one or been handed one in my change, also it is common for people to pass the 25 pence of as the five pounds a friend of mine was once stupid enough to accept 14 25 pence coins as payment for £70 worth of shopping.
The United Kingdom 1 pound coins are quite heavy (and thick), just like the 100 peseta coins from Spain.
They may be not the heaviest, but they're a lot more heavier than the eurocoins which are circulating in the Netherlands.
So what is the heaviest coin currently really circulating?
Australia 50 Cents 15.55 g
French Polynesia 50 Francs 15 g
Vanuatu 50 Vatu 15 g
Switzerland 5 Franken 13.2 g
Quote: SmartOneKgOkay, Cerulean, have it your way.
The Ike Dollars are still legal tendre...
Quote: SmartOneKgIt has been replaced... but not three times.
Here you go neilithic, reviving...
I'll have to agree with Cerulean. Three times if you count Susan B Anthony, Sacagawea and Presidential dollars.
Legal tender, because some countries are able to keep their currency active for longer than others. Doesn't change the fact, that the Ike Dollar was originally meant as a commemorative. I believe the three newer dollar designs, were failed circulation attempts at eliminating the paper dollar bill.
The old NZ 50c coins were pretty heavy, I'm glad we changed to smaller coins because if you got anything over $3 of silver coins in your wallet of the old coins your pants would start to fall down.
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Swedish 2 kronor last minted 1971 but still legal tender. It weighs 14 grams.
They may not circulate much but I'm considering putting the ones I have into circulation before they're demonetized in 2017.
The Australian 50c is the heaviest true circulating (15.55g 31.65mm) but not the largest which is two different coins, French Polynesia 50 francs (33mm) & the Costa Rica 500 colones (33mm).
Not a circulating coin though. I'm pretty sure the Tongan Pa'anga coins circulated, they were larger than the Australian 50c coins, something like 38mm and 23 grams, then you've got the silver crowns from the UK that were 38mm and weighed over 28 grams. US silver dollars were similar size.
I remember the Dutch 2 1/2 Gulden pieces were also quite big. 38 mm, to be more precise.
I really can't imagine myself of the people who were quite rich and received their payments in those coins. That probably should've weighed way too much to carry around!
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Quote: Lotus07I remember the Dutch 2 1/2 Gulden pieces were also quite big. 38 mm, to be more precise.
I really can't imagine myself of the people who were quite rich and received their payments in those coins. That probably should've weighed way too much to carry around!
Most "Somalian" coins are just made by private mints, as Somalia was one of the few government-less states that couldn't get mad at you if you appropriated its currency (which has never been the dollar). It's appeared on an increasingly tacky series of crap worldwide - will the new Federal Government start the lawsuits that are so richly deserved?! :O
Old pesos are not legal tender. 
You can't even tell someone to shove this crap where the sun don't shine, it simply wouldn't fit 
