“On Wednesday, the Honorable John Adams, Vice-President of the United States, arrived in this city,” reported the National Gazette—the intellectual biweekly of the nation’s then-capital, ...
One of the very first pennies produced in the U.S., estimated to be worth $1 million, will be auctioned in Baltimore next week. The 1792 Birch Cent will be auctioned by Stack’s Bowers Galleries at the ...
One of the very first pennies produced in the US, estimated to be worth $1 million, will be auctioned in Baltimore next week. The 1792 Birch Cent will be auctioned by Stack’s Bowers Galleries at the ...
Back in 1792, a newly minted U.S. cent was worth a lot more to its owner than today's penny would be. But one of the nation's original coins is another story, and one is expected to fetch in the ...