America’s first Penny was about the size of a Half Dollar. Known as the Large Penny, it actually contained one penny’s worth of copper. The coin was one of the first to be struck by the United States Mint in the 1790’s, and it was made until 1857 when it was replaced with the first small Penny. This is a rarely-seen coin that is at least 150 years old.
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