1793 penny fetches $1M at Florida auction

AP via Miami-Herald ^ | , 01.07.12 email print comment Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/07/ | staff reporter

[AlmaKing]

That coin is in excellent condition. The hair lines are visible. Copper wears very easily.

I wonder where the copper came from for this minting.

I also wonder why they used a period after the year 1793.

It’s interesting to see the use of the 1/100 also.

[cynwoody]

I also wonder why they used a period after the year 1793.

It might be to denote an ordinal number, i.e., the 1793rd year of our Lord. In some foreign languages, putting a period after a number still has that meaning.

[Erasmus]

No, I have determined that it's a bit of chocolate covered in copper foil.

(H/T to the late Gahan Wilson)

[SunkenCiv]

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