United States
1 Cent "Fugio Cent" · “Fugio Cent”
United States · Copper
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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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