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Something about owning a Fugio.....
Catbert
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....just makes me think about what it must have been like to take one of these pieces of copper out and think about what it could buy back then?
A mug of beer?
Transportation somewhere?
A loaf of bread? (hard tack?)
And what do you think the recipients of a Fugio thought when they saw the "mind your business"? Did they take it to heart that they should be watchful of their commerce or business?
What do ya think?
PCGS VF25 CAC
A mug of beer?
Transportation somewhere?
A loaf of bread? (hard tack?)
And what do you think the recipients of a Fugio thought when they saw the "mind your business"? Did they take it to heart that they should be watchful of their commerce or business?
What do ya think?
PCGS VF25 CAC
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Mike
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
Your example is very, very nice. Congrats on the nice pickup!
1787 Fugio Copper, Raised Rims. G04 [PCGS-CAC].
Newman 12-Z, W-6830 variety, considered to be Rarity-5. A wholesome albeit well-worn example, with hard surfaces and pleasing mahogany brown color.
Note: My scanned image
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1787 Fugio Copper, Raised Rims. G04 [PCGS-CAC].
Newman 12-Z, W-6830 variety, considered to be Rarity-5. A wholesome albeit well-worn example, with hard surfaces and pleasing mahogany brown color.
Note: My scanned image >>
I saw that listed a week or so ago.
Nice score!
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
Now, is it pronounced "foo-gee-oh" or "few-gee-oh"?
(Hope the link works)
tempus fugit
also as a general fyi in case someone doesn't know...
Lifted from Wikipedia
Tempus fugit is a Latin expression meaning "time flees", more commonly translated as "time flies". It is frequently used as an inscription on clocks. The expression was first recorded in the poem Georgics written by Roman poet Virgil: Sed fugit interea fugit irreparabile tempus, singula dum capti circumvectamur amore, which means, "But meanwhile it flees: time flees irretrievably, while we wander around, prisoners of our love of detail."
In English, the expression – either in the Latin (tempus fugit) or English form ("time flies") – is proverbial, generally with the intended sense, "Time's a-wasting". As such, it expresses concern that one's limited time is being consumed by nothing in particular or by something which may have little intrinsic substance, importance, or urgency.
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
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<< <i>My one and only, a CRO Early Bird
1787 Fugio Copper, Raised Rims. G04 [PCGS-CAC].
Newman 12-Z, W-6830 variety, considered to be Rarity-5. A wholesome albeit well-worn example, with hard surfaces and pleasing mahogany brown color.
Note: My scanned image >>
I saw that listed a week or so ago.
Nice score! >>
Thank you, now if I can find a nice chain cent
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This is a PCGS MS-64 CAC. It's one of those Bank of New York hoard varieties, Newman 8-X, so it's not that rare in Mint State.
And this is my Club Rays piece, an NGC AU-50,
N18H
Beautiful example, Catbert!
I have several, this one from Yellow River rare coins is my nicest:
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<< <i>I've been shopping for the "right" fugio cent for me for years. Someday! there are some nice ones posted, thanks for sharing >>
The MS-64 I posted looks much better in person than it does in the picture. It has great luster on both sides and the dark areas on the reverse are really over played in the photo. My Club Rays coin has a weak date. With a Fugio cent there is almost always "something."
You need to remember that these coins were made on a drop press (think of the movement of a guillotine) under primitive conditions. Therefore you can’t expect these pieces to look the same as coins from even the early 19th century. The same guys who made the Connecticut cents also made the Fugio cents.