United States

1 Cent "Fugio Cent" · “Fugio Cent”

United States · Copper

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The story

The Fugio Cent: America's First Coin

In 1787, before there was a U.S. Mint, before there was a Constitution, the new nation struck its first coin. It carried a sundial, a Latin word for fleeing time, and three blunt English words: "Mind Your Business." Then the man hired to make it took the copper and ran.

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Designer

Benjamin Franklin

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Era

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Catalogue

Issuer: United States
Metal: Copper

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