Rare Penny Fetches $1 Million

Written by Pat's Papers | Monday, 9 January 2012 8:24 AM


That was certainly worth a pretty penny. The Orlando Sentinel says a rare penny fetched $1 million at a recent coin show. The copper coin was minted in 1793, the first year the US produced its own coins.

SOURCE: Orlando Sentinel

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