A Penny Saved Nets US$437,000
A 1792 penny sold for $437,000 at auction Monday reports the AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The penny's owners, descendants of Oliver Wolcott - the governor of Connecticut in the 1790s and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, kept in a tobacco tin for decade.
Anthony Terranova of New York City was the highest bidder, said Donn Pearlman, spokesman for Beverly Hills auction house Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Inc.
A 1792 penny sold for $437,000 at auction Monday reports the AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The penny's owners, descendants of Oliver Wolcott - the governor of Connecticut in the 1790s and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, kept in a tobacco tin for decade.
Anthony Terranova of New York City was the highest bidder, said Donn Pearlman, spokesman for Beverly Hills auction house Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Inc.
posted by -idogcow at 4:40 PM
2 Comments:
HOw much for the new nickle?
Did you find your nickle yet? I have the Peace one if you want it.
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