The first coins
Coins made from gold and silver were used in Lydia, an ancient Middle Eastern Kingdom, in about 687-652 BC. The coinn were known as starters.
Largest coins
Swedish 10 daler copper coins weighed 19.71kg
Smallest coins
The silver quarter jawa was made in Nepal in about 1740 and weighed only 0.002g. you would need half a million of them to equal a kilogram.
Most coins made
The US Mint makes more than 12 billion coins every year. Almost 7 billion of them are 1 cent coins. There are nearly 25 billion UK coins in circulation, worth a total of over €3 billion.
Largest coins
Swedish 10 daler copper coins weighed 19.71kg
Smallest coins
The silver quarter jawa was made in Nepal in about 1740 and weighed only 0.002g. you would need half a million of them to equal a kilogram.
Most coins made
The US Mint makes more than 12 billion coins every year. Almost 7 billion of them are 1 cent coins. There are nearly 25 billion UK coins in circulation, worth a total of over €3 billion.
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