ORLANDO, FLA. —
A one-cent copper coin minted in 1793, the first year
that the United States produced its own coins, has fetched $1 million
at a Florida auction.
The Orlando Sentinel reports
that the final bid by an unknown buyer for the coin was one of the
largest sales at the Florida United Numismatics coin show and annual
convention.
The newspaper reported that the 1793
penny was sold at such a high price because it is rare and in excellent
shape, showing no wear on its lettering, its Lady Liberty face or the
wreath on its back.
Nearly 600 dealers of coins and
currency are at the show that runs through Sunday. It also features
Buffalo nickels, dozens of silver one-ounce pieces and coins from
antiquity, misprinted cash and Confederate notes.
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