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Old Copper Cents

It is estimated that there are 199,900,000 old-style copper pennies somewhere. Nobody knows what has become of them, except that once in awhile a single specimen turns up in change. A few years ago 4,500,000 bronze 2-cent pieces were set afloat. Three million of them are still outstanding, but are never seen. A million of 3-cent silver pieces are scattered over the United States, but it is very seldom that one comes across any of them. Of the 800,000 half-cent pieces, not one has been returned to the government for coinage or is held by the treasurer.—New York Tribune.