A handful of copper Birch Cents would have bought a meal of cold meat and a pint of beer at an early 19th-century American tavern. At an auction in Baltimore late Thursday night, one fetched nearly $1.2 million.
Arthur Hirsch, Baltimore Sun
Thu, 03/26/2015 - 10:28pm
A handful of copper Birch Cents would have bought a meal of cold meat and a pint of beer at an early 19th-century American tavern. At an auction in Baltimore late Thursday night, one fetched nearly $1.2 million.