Records are not clear, but the 1793 "chain" cent is generally attributed to a designer named Henry Voight
actually the real answer is Frank Gasparro
The Fugio cent was designed by Benjamin Franklin which could be considered to be the first US cent because it was authorized by the Continental Congress.
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With a date of 1691 it's not a US penny. Post new question.
The first woman to in the U.S become a bank president is Maggie Walker newtest3
The first individually wrapped candy in America was the Tootsie Roll. This candy was introduced in 1896 to the public. Tootsie Roll candy was popularly called penny candy because it cost one penny at that time.
Coins are not "invented", they're designed. The first circulating cents were designed by the US Mint's Chief Coiner Henry Voight.
The Fugio cent was designed by Benjamin Franklin which could be considered to be the first US cent because it was authorized by the Continental Congress.
The first US wheat penny minted was the regular 1909.
The first US "penny's" were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1793.
There are a few hings about the history of a penny. A penny was the first made currency from the US.
The first U.S. one cent coin (or Penny) was issued in 1793.
That probably depends what you mean by a "penny". The first US penny was minted in 1787. The first British penny was minted in 790 AD. See Related Links.
The first us penny was used in 1787 it was called a Fugio Cent
the first us coin was the pine tree shilling
The US penny, named after the British penny or pence was first minted as the US penny around 1787. Pennies in the US were first pressed in copper.CorrectionThe first US coin to carry the denomination 1 cent was the so-called Fugio cent authorized by the Continental Congress in 1787. The first cents issued by the new Federal government were Large Cents made in 1793. Note that coins are said to be minted or struckrather than "pressed".
The first penny minted in the United States in 1787 had the phrase "Mind Your Business" inscribed on it.
The first US one cent coin was the 1793 Flowing Hair large cent.