Almost a decade before the Civil War, America's giant copper cents were minted for the very last time. It's hard to imagine, but these massive coins are over four times heavier and almost twice as thick as a typical penny. ...

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Almost a decade before the Civil War, America's giant copper cents were minted for the very last time. It's hard to imagine, but these massive coins are over four times heavier and almost twice as thick as a typical penny. And our forefathers carried these "oversize pennies" around in their pockets!

Then, in 1857, these giant coins were melted by the millions for their copper and most were lost to the world forever. Craftsmen of that time often purchased these large cents in 14,000-coin kegs and melted them down for their work. This was a shrewd move because when copper prices rose in the 1850s, craftsmen actually paid less for the coins than the U.S. Mint paid for the raw copper to strike the coins!

Today, collectors consider themselves lucky to own even a single example of this early copper coinage. But now you can. You'll receive a beautiful specimen guaranteed to be over 145 years old. Order your own United States Large Cent coin now!