2 rare 1-cent coins sell for $869,500
LOS ANGELES — Two rare one-cent coins from the earliest days of the U.S. Mint have sold for a pretty penny.
The copper coins, both dating to 1792, went for a combined total of $869,500 at the auction held Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif.
One of them, known as the “Birch Cent,” sold for $517,000. The other, known as the “Silver Center Cent,” went for $352,500.
The names of the buyers have not been released and they may choose to stay anonymous.
