Making Cents

[whitetail]

The coin in the center is a US one-cent piece: from 1849, to be specific. To the left is its Mexican denominational equivalent - un centavo - minted in 1888.

Comments

[mondhasen]

That 1849 cent has very little wear: Heh, think of all the miner-49'ers with those when they were new! Nice story, too (you know I love coins!) :o)

[allaboutweather]

Interesting stuff there. I never knew they circulated those kinds of coins.

[whitetail]

There was even a half cent coin before the Civil War.

[allaboutweather]

Cool!