US one cent coins were not made until 1793
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1793
The first official US cents were made in 1793. Before that there were other coins such as the famous 1787 "Fugio" cent. It's difficult to determine purchasing power because the jobs and consumer goods of that era has almost nothing in common with today's. Depending on what you look at, though, various measures put a 1793 penny's purchasing power anywhere from $5 to about $20 in modern terms.
The first U.S. one cent coin (or Penny) was issued in 1793.
1793 in Philadelphia
US one cent coins were not made until 1793
The first US "penny's" were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1793.
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The metal composition of penny coins made after 1982 is 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper. The first penny coins, from 1793 to 1837, were made from pure copper.
From 1793 to 1837 a penny was made out of pure copper. Now it is 95 percent copper and 5 percent tin and zinc.
1793
1793.Note that the coin is a penny (or cent). Penney is a department store.
1793
lots of money. I would say about 1000 bucks
1793
The first official US cents were made in 1793. Before that there were other coins such as the famous 1787 "Fugio" cent. It's difficult to determine purchasing power because the jobs and consumer goods of that era has almost nothing in common with today's. Depending on what you look at, though, various measures put a 1793 penny's purchasing power anywhere from $5 to about $20 in modern terms.