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June - 'Coin of the Month - The Smallest Dated Coin'

27/6/2023

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We had a good roll up to our June meeting with 6 members present. Our new segment “Coin of the Month” (COTM) is proving popular. All members came along having looked high and low including their sock draws to present their June (COTM) - the smallest dated coin.

We discovered there are many coins worldwide that are considered small. In fact the world’s smallest coin is from Croatia 1 Kuna and measures a minuscule 1.99 mm in diameter. You would need your glasses on to be able to see it. In comparison the Australian pre-decimal three pence was rather large at 16mm in diameter.

Our coin of the month presentations included:
  • Swedish 1959 10 Ore (14mm dia)
  • Swedish 1964 10 Ore (14mm dia)
  • Swedish 1901 10 Ore (14mm dia)
  • Australian 5 cents (19.4mm dia)
  • Australian 1 cent (17.6mm dia)
  • Euro 1 cent (16mm dia)
  • Netherlands 10 cents (16mm dia)
  • English Groat 4 pence 1843 (16.3 mm dia)
  • USA half dine 1857 (15.5 mm dia).

There were three Swedish Ore coins presented all with the smallest diameter of 14mm. The winner was declared as the oldest Ore dated 1901. (See comparison photo 10 Ore beside 5 cents)
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The Show and Tell session saw the presentation of various coins including:
  • 1980 Queen Mother commemorative coin dated 4 August 1980 celebrating her 80th birthday
  • 2002 50 German Euro coin
  • 2000 50 cent half dollar
  • 2017 UK 1 pound 12 sided coin (dodecagonal)
  • 2023 $2 colored Vegeimite series of three coins
  • An album of well preserved bank notes from Australia and Asian countries
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The theme for the July COTM will be the largest diameter dated circulating coin (excludes commemorative coins).
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Doug Smith

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May: "...a good collection of notes ... then ... 'Noodling'!"

1/6/2023

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This month was a little light on for Membership, with only three members attending.
  1. We saw a good collection of Australian & International notes. Au $1, $2, $5, $10 & $20. The $5’s & $10’s covered all four series. International notes from Fiji, China, Poland, Nicaragua, Guagua, Indonesia, Japanese WW2 Dutch Indonesian, Mozambique, Brazil, Ecuador, Bhutan, Zaire, Libya, Argentine & India.
  2. 2015 six-coin proof set, with a gold 50c coin & a 2019 50th Anniversary set of the 50c Dodecagon coin, each of the five coins featured a different effigy of Queen Elizabeth.
We then tried something different, Noodling sheets were handed out and a noodling session was held, with $100 worth of 50c coins, with one member having his first experience of Noodling.

David Lowing
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    Coin Collectors

    ​People over the years have bags, boxes or tins of old coins of pre decimal and decimal currency.   If this is an interest or hobby of yours and you would like to discuss the significance of coins and notes with different designs that commemorate the events and people that create a history of Australia, consider joining our Coin Collectors group. Meet others who have been putting coins aside and have not yet sorted or catalogued their collection.  Discuss, view, swap and/or buy coins to complete various sets.  We aim to get more enjoyment from our collections and look forward to seeing your coins and sharing stories.    

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    Doug Smith
    0417 527 171

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    4th Monday
    ​1.30 pm to 3.30 pm
    ​U3A Meeting Room 1

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    Thank you, Alex!

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