Coins of Australia are really huge

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Subha Barua
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Posted: 29 Dec 2016, 17:20 #
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I see that coins of Australia are so like mini cookies. No other coin in this world has been like that!!!
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Posted: 30 Dec 2016, 16:40 #
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Most British commonwealth countries have large coins, the Crown/5 Shillings is quite large compared to other coinage worldwide.
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Oklahoman Numista team
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Posted: 1 Jan 2017, 04:25 #
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I remember the first time i saw the Australian 2 dollar...it reminded me of pfefferneussen cookies my grandmother made with a thimble. I am almost sure I mispelled that name...
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Subha Barua
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Posted: 1 Jan 2017, 05:09 #
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That Australian 50 cent is the biggest.!!! Happy New YEAR TO EVEYONE!!!
abhay1910
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Posted: 1 Jan 2017, 17:47 #
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Yes they are, I saw them at my local Numismatic gallery and they were huge.
Houseofham
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Posted: 4 Jan 2017, 18:59 #
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Back when USSR released a bunch of 5-rouble circulating commemoratives around 1988-1991, everyone thought they were huge, too, at 35mm.

But, yeah, the British Commonwealth Crown/5 Shllings/25 Pence coins are even larger, over 38mm.
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JRo69
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Posted: 5 Jan 2017, 14:07 #
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I have found the older coins of Mexico to be very large and very heavy.:D
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Posted: 5 Jan 2017, 22:03 #
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Aussie $2 coins aren't big, they're tiny, they're only like 20mm or so. If you want to see a big coin try the early Tongan Pa'anga or the Samoan Tala
Subha Barua
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Posted: 8 Jan 2017, 17:42 #
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The Samoan Tala is 3.9 cms= 4cms. Quite big........
Can anyone show me the largest coin of the world?
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Posted: 8 Jan 2017, 23:52 #
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Quote: "Subha Barua"​The Samoan Tala is 3.9 cms= 4cms. Quite big........
​Can anyone show me the largest coin of the world?
Minted of circulation? or Also the bullion and commemorative issue?

circulation issue The Russian 5 kopeks Copper coin is the biggest one i have
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8257.html

And bullion/commemorative this one from australia
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces80585.html

in a museum in germany i saw the the Canada biggest gold coin (100 kilos)
https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mint_unveils_world%27s_largest_gold_coin
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Oklahoman Numista team
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Posted: 9 Jan 2017, 04:48 #
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Tonga has some 2 pa'anga that were 44.5 mm...
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Subha Barua
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Posted: 9 Jan 2017, 07:59 #
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Quote: "Oklahoman"​Tonga has some 2 pa'anga that were 44.5 mm...
​I feel interested in giant coins. I really want them they are nice and heavy, but won't fit in my coin album 20mm * 20mm. But I will search the Tongan 2 pa'anga - 44.5 mm.
ancient1
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Posted: 10 Jan 2017, 07:47 #
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have a look at this aussie coin at 80 cm and I tonne
http://www.perthmint.com.au/1-tonne-gold-coin.aspx
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 07:57 #
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Regarding size! I have a 1891 Eritrea Tallero that is 40 mm and 28.13 grams of .8000 silver. That's a big coin! I have it up for sale, anyone interested? If so you can see it at USACOINBOOK/BADBEATCOINS. Let's talk.
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Posted: 12 Jan 2017, 09:59 #
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You should post your for sale on the for sale page.
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Posted: 13 Jan 2017, 03:38 #
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My largest coin is from Albania. 60mm https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces33928.html
hawbeeman
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Posted: 13 Jan 2017, 07:05 #
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Quote: "worth NOW THAT'S ONE BIG COIN!! NOT YOUR NORMAL POCKET CHANGE."​My largest coin is from Albania. 60mm https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces33928.html
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Subha Barua
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Posted: 18 Jan 2017, 16:05 #
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The Albanian coin is so big that it is half of the worth that costs millions of a silver coin!!!
I have a gold coin from Myanmar. It came from my family. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24239.html
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Posted: 19 Jan 2017, 00:35 #
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Quote: "Subha Barua"​The Samoan Tala is 3.9 cms= 4cms. Quite big........
​Can anyone show me the largest coin of the world?
​For circulation issues, it has to be Swedish plate coinage. The 10 daler weighed almost 20kg. This is the smallest of the series - a half-daler from 1743. It weighs 237.5g, and is about 11cm across the long edge.

mrbadexample
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Posted: 19 Jan 2017, 00:49 #
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The British "cartwheel" two pence of 1797 is 41mm and 56.7g.



For comparison, here are the two together:



Here's the 10 daler (I think this is in the Stockholm museum):

Subha Barua
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Posted: 19 Jan 2017, 09:19 #
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The coin of Sweden is worth a million coin found today. The gold coin I showed omes from my family , the Myanmar. coin
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Posted: 22 Jan 2017, 21:07 #
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I'm still looking for the Gambian 8 shillings, which to the best of my knowledge was the largest circulating coin of the 20th century.
The Siberian 10 kopecks is huge, but pretty rare and popular, so well out of my budget (as much as I want one).

My current largest coin is the 5 kopek copper (already linked). I do not currently expect to realistically get anything larger.
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Posted: 22 Jan 2017, 21:39 #
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The circulating 2 pa'anga of Tonga is 3.5 mm larger than Gambia's 8 shilling.
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Posted: 23 Jan 2017, 00:50 #
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Quote: "Oklahoman"​The circulating 2 pa'anga of Tonga is 3.5 mm larger than Gambia's 8 shilling.
​That it is! Not sure how I missed it in my original search.
And appears to be a lot less valuable/expensive, too (despite the somewhat smaller mintage, and much higher rarity index).
Subha Barua
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Posted: 23 Jan 2017, 10:05 #
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There are many coins of world appeared to be huge once. The constitution of the first roman republic relesed coins like 100.39 mm.
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