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<i>A copper penny minted in 1792 and kept in a tobacco tin for decades was auctioned Monday for $437,000.
Anthony Terranova of New York City was the highest bidder, said Donn Pearlman, spokesman for Beverly Hills auction house Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Inc.
The penny's owners were descendants of Oliver Wolcott, the governor of Connecticut in the 1790s and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, according to auctioneer Ira Goldberg...</i> <A HREF="http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBC8PUPH5E.html">Entire Story Here</A>
<i>A copper penny minted in 1792 and kept in a tobacco tin for decades was auctioned Monday for $437,000.
Anthony Terranova of New York City was the highest bidder, said Donn Pearlman, spokesman for Beverly Hills auction house Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Inc.
The penny's owners were descendants of Oliver Wolcott, the governor of Connecticut in the 1790s and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, according to auctioneer Ira Goldberg...</i> <A HREF="http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBC8PUPH5E.html">Entire Story Here</A>