CTA Token - set in sterling buying silver, handmade setting - keychain

I love buying these large cents. The pendant diameter is about 30 mm and bezel is a made out of sterling silver.

All coin jewelry comes with the following items:
- Certificate which guarantees authenticity and provides background information (listed below) on the acquired coin(s)
- A square jewelry pouch for storing the jewelry, or use it while traveling to story
- A polishing cloth, which contains items from a 1700 year old price list called Diocletian's Edict. Shirts, bags and tumblers with this interesting table on it available under the "Merch" category in our store.

-- Coin information

About this kecyhain:
1800s Original Large Cent

First struck in 1793, the large cent was coined every year from 1793 to 1857 except 1815. When the United States declared war in 1812 against Great Britain, coinage was affected. The wartime embargo against shipments made it so the mint could not get any new copper planchets, which were imported from Great Britain, to strike coins. The mint made do with what supply it had and struck coins into 1815. After the war ended in 1815, the mint wasted no time in ordering new planchets. For an unknown reason no coins were dated 1815 from the supply the mint had in the interim. There may have not been a significant supply of planchets left and when new ones were received it may have been easier to use the old design and date. In addition to the copper shortage, people also hoarded precious metals during the war. Altered and fantasy cents with the 1815 date occasionally appear.

The Philadelphia Mint produced all large cents, which contained twice the copper of the half cent. This made the coins bulky and heavy, bigger than modern-day U.S. Quarters.


* Shop moved: we have sold 261 pendants with 88 five star reviews (https://www.etsy.com/shop/PeregrinePendants). We had to move the store (from Europe based to US) and unfortunately, Etsy did not allow this so we created this new shop.