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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 177943, member: 6763&quot;]Krasnaya Vityaz:</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I think that he was being techincal, since the first coins were dated 1847, for the &quot;Hapa Haneli 1847&quot; (or their equivalent of one cent).</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>From Wikipedia:</p><p>&quot;He contracted Edward Hulseman - best known for his 1837 Half Cent token – to design and engrave the coin. It is not known precisely where the pieces were minted – although Walter Breen in Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins asserts that they were produced at the private mint of H. M. &amp; E. I. Richards of Attleboro, Massachusetts; regardless, Jarves was given a note dated January 14, 1847 in the amount of $869.56 by the Minister of Finance as payment for the order.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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