California Man Pays 4.8M for 26 Cents

Posted by khalling 9 years, 4 months ago to History
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I find the penny very intriguing. Perhaps in the 1 st minted run of a US penny in 1792. Its design inscriptions discussed here : http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?ma...

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  • Posted by khalling 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    proud roman. I don't know about the missing letters. It didn't make the final cut though. all the words showed up on the dime, I think. They made the image after Martha Washington.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 9 years, 4 months ago
    Kind of a hideous looking woman. And why couldn't they fit in the last two letters of Indust(ry)?

    As for the price paid, although its a precursor to money, it wasn't actual money, and even if it were, its value is as art not as money. Thus, it's worth whatever one values it at. Whether others will also value it at that price, who knows, but my guess is that it will continue to go up.
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  • Posted by Lucky 9 years, 4 months ago
    LIBERTY PARENT OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
    Worth repeating.
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