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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bill in Burl, post: 2287267, member: 23692&quot;]For the person who posted an 1859 large cent and wondered about the thickness.&nbsp; The Provincial large cents (1858 &amp; 59) for Canada were made in London by the Royal Mint.&nbsp; Since Canada was not a country yet (it was a Brit entity), the order went out to make them the same dianmeter as the Brit half penny, but 1/3 thinner than them.&nbsp; Canadian folks didn&#039;t like the thickness and refused to use them, as they were not what they were used to in commerce.&nbsp; The next year that Canada had large cents was 1876 and they were back to the same diameter and thinkness as a Brit half penny and were until 1920.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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