Young Boy Found A Very Unusual Coin, But The Truth About It Only Came Out 70 Years Later

The Size Has Also Changed

Aside from the material used, the size of these coins has also changed! In the beginning, those coins had a diameter of 1 and 1/8 inches. This is considerably bigger than the size of the ones that we now use. The coins of today only have a diameter of ¾ inch!

The Size Has Also Changed

Introducing The Flying Eagle Cent

After some time, the government came to the realization that the coins were far too big. This was the reason they then worked on the creation of the Flying Eagle Cent. It was introduced in 1857. The new coin was made no longer purely copper. No, it was now made up of 12 percent nickel.

Introducing The Flying Eagle Cent