The Portland Coin Necklace from Serge DeNimes x MACHUS

Details
Made in collaboration with MACHUS and only sold in store or on our site. 
.925 Sterling silver
3/4" inch round
Micro curb chain
Adjustable from 18"-20"
Dust bag & polishing cloth provided. 

History 
The Portland Penny is the name subsequently given to a specific copper matron head one-cent coin, used to decide the name of Potland, Oregon. 

The City of Portland's two founders, Francis Pettygrove from Portland, Maine and Asa Lovejoy from Boston, Massachusetts, both wanted to name the fledgling site—then known as The Clearing—after their respective home towns. The coin toss was decided in 1845 with two out of three tosses which Pettygrove won.  Portland was incorporated in 1851.

The coin, minted in 1835, was found in a safe deposit box left behind by Lovejoy and is now on display in the  Oregon Historical Society Museum.