Aaron Oppenheim and Yosef Baker

Aaron Oppenheimer is a world-renowned ancient coin expert and consultant. He has contributed to many numismatic works including Shekel magazine. Yosef Baker is the owner of BSDCOINS which specializes in buying and selling rare coins and paper money. He can be reached at joebb21@gmail.com.

From Prutah to Penny: The Enduring Story of Copper's Smallest Coins

By Aaron Oppenheim and Yosef Baker

In your pocket or purse, you may be carrying the modern descendant of that ancient Jewish coin, still copper-colored, still the smallest denomination, still somehow essential despite all logic.