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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 458684, member: 11521&quot;]When Large Cents circulated a cent actually bought something. Heck, there were also Half Cents then that were an important part of everyday transactions. And a Large Cent was worth TWICE as much as a Half Cent.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Large Cents circulated to the point many were worn nearly smooth because there were almost no coin collectors when they circulated. Coin collecting as we know it began when Large Cents were replaced by the Small Cent (Flying Eagle Cent). Collectors tried to find one example from each year. (1815 proved to be difficult.) By then that 1795 Large Cent had circulated more than 60 years. It&#039;s a wonder these pure copper coins have any detail left after so much use.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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