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April 2012

A rare United States penny has sold for $1.15 million. The experimental copper penny minted in 1792 pictures Lady Liberty. It was made with a silver plug in the center so the coin met the legal requirement regarding its total weight. It sold on April 22, 2012, at a Heritage Galleries auction held after the Central States Numismatic Society Convention in Schaumburg, Illinois. A group of investors bought the penny.

1792 one cent coin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo: Heritage Auctions

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  JeremyWoodoff  - Enlightened motto   |04-25-2012 16:12:44  
I especially like the enlightened motto on this coin: "Liberty--Parent of
Science and Industry."
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