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Is the penny the oldest coin?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

In the United States the 1793 large cent is considered to be the first official coin produced by the United States Mint for circulation. There are however several coins produced by the US Govt and released in limited amounts into circulation justpriorto these large cents and were used as legal tender. However the large cent is the first coin issued under the authority of the Mint Act andthereforis technically the first.

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12y ago

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