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Our August blog post is about the smaller coins that have been minted in the last century. Coin Identification, Penny Bank, Old Coins Value, طوابع بريد, Money Notes, Foreign Coins, Old Coins Worth Money, Coin Art, Rare Coins Worth Money

In the United States, our smallest circulating coin is the dime (10 cents). Its diameter is 18mm (a little less than 3/4 of an inch), which is only 1mm smaller than the penny (1 cent). The size difference is not easily noticed, which is why the dime is a different color (silver) and has a reeded edge to make the 2 coins more distinguishable. While the dime seems pretty small, there have been plenty of modern world coins which are even smaller. The main reason to mint a small coin is, of…

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World Coin Collecting: Wavy-Edged Coins Foreign Coins Worth Money, Coin Collection Display, Coin Collection Value, Ancient Indian Coins, Old Coins For Sale, Old Coins Price, Antique Knowledge, Collecting Coins, Historical Coins

A scallop-edged coin from the Bahamas Despite what we are used to here in the United States, coins do not have to be round to be minted and spent. I've previously discussed square coins, but an even more common shape is the scalloped coin, which has a wavy edge that goes all the way around the coin. The name comes from the distinctive wavy shell of the scallop, a sea mollusk similar to a clam. This coin shape may also be referred to as wavy-edged, flower shaped, or sun shaped. Coins with 8…

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World Coin Collecting: Coins with Holes (Holed Coins) Numismatic Coins, Old Coins Value, Rare Pennies, Foreign Coins, Sell Coins, Money Collection, Euro Coins, Old Coins Worth Money, Rare Coins Worth Money

Ancient Chinese "cash" coin Americans, when asked about coins with holes in them, probably picture the old Chinese "cash" coins which are featured so prominently in Chinese-style decor. These coins had a square-shaped hole in the center, with Chinese characters around it. The United States has never had a coin with a hole in it, so it's not something we're used to seeing. Plenty of other countries, however, have had one or more of this type of coin (known as "holed coins" or "holey coins")…

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World Coin Collecting: Square Coins Old Coins For Sale, Foreign Money, Indian Coins, Fantasy Map Making, World Currency, Magical Light, Old Currency, Splatoon Comics, Foreign Coins

Square coins are my favorite unusual coin shape. Being from the United States, a square coin is very different from the money I'm used to - it seems quite exotic, the epitome of a "foreign" coin. The square shape seems somewhat impractical - it doesn't roll, and it seems like getting a vending machine or coin sorter to handle square coins would be problematic (though I'm sure that countries that have square coins have these problems figured out). Because of their shape, they are easy to spot…

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