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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Pennies Were First Used Back When A Penny Was Worth Something, By Golly
Description: Today in 1793, the U.S. Mint issued its first circulating coins, which were one-cent pieces. Here's a little bit about how we got the penny and some of its most memorable designs. Plus: in Falls Church, Virginia, there’s a sculpture of a fighter jet that’s covered in around 14,000 pennies.
History of the Penny (Modern Coin Mart)
It’s a penny! It’s a plane! It’s a quirky sculpture behind a Virginia office building! (Washington Post)
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