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2. History of coins - Wikipedia

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   Double-die style struck coin from Ancient India, c 304-232 BCE featuring an elephant on one face and a lion on the other. Since that time, coins have been the most universal embodiment of money. These first coins were made of electrum, a naturally occurring pale yellow mixture of gold and silver that was further alloyed with silver and copper.

3. Fugio cent - Wikipedia

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   The Fugio cent, also known as the Franklin cent, [1] [2] is the first official circulation coin of the United States.Consisting of 0.36 oz (10 g) of copper and minted dated 1787, by some accounts it was designed by Benjamin Franklin.

4. Numismatic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Three cent pieces made of silver, and later copper-nickel, were also made around this era. From 1875 to 1878, Twenty cent pieces were made in the Seated Liberty design. A Three-dollar piece of gold was minted from 1854 to 1889. In 1878, the first Morgan Silver Dollars were minted; this series lasted until 1904 and was revived for several months ...

5. This Silver Dollar Coin From 1794 Is Worth $10M

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   The United States was a very young country when it minted its first coins. The Coinage Act of 1792 authorized the U.S. Mint to produce copper, silver and gold coins for circulation, according to ...

6. Nova Constellatio - Wikipedia

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   500-Unit Nova Constellatio coin encased in a PCGS coin slab. The Nova Constellatio coins are the first coins struck under the authority of The United States. [1] These pattern coins were struck in early 1783, and are known in three silver denominations (1,000-Units, 500-Units, 100-Units), and one copper denomination (5-Units).

7. These rare 1-cent coins just sold for a pretty penny

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   Two of the first coins to be produced at the first U.S. Mint just raked in a whopping $870,000 at an auction in Anaheim, California. ... This 16-year-old has made millions selling rare sneakers.

8. Early American currency - Wikipedia

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   There were three general types of money in the colonies of British America: the specie (coins), printed paper money and trade-based commodity money. [2] Commodity money was used when cash (coins and paper money) were scarce. Commodities such as tobacco, beaver skins, and wampum, served as money at various times in many locations. [3]

9. 5 Rare Coins That Sold for More Than $1 Million Last Year

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   Sale price: $1.08 million This U.S. Mint gold coin sold for a whopping $450,000 more than it did only two years earlier, according to Stack’s Bowers. The auction house said this coin is ...