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  2. Fugio cent - Wikipedia

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    Continental currency 1/3-dollar note (obverse), with the inscriptions "Fugio" and "Mind your business".. On April 21, 1787, the Congress of the Confederation of the United States authorized a design for an official copper penny, [3] later referred to as the Fugio cent because of its image of the Sun and its light shining down on a sundial with the caption, "Fugio" (Latin: I flee/fly, referring ...

  3. Numismatic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Coinage Act of 1792 established the United States Mint and regulated the coinage of the United States. [3] The act created coins in the denominations of Half Cent (1/200 of a dollar), Cent (1/100 of a dollar, or a cent), Half Dime (also known as a half disme) (five cents), Dime (also known as a disme) (10 cents), Quarter (25 cents), Half Dollar (50 cents), Dollar, Quarter Eagle ($2.50 ...

  4. History of coins - Wikipedia

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    Double-die style struck coin from Ancient India, c 304-232 BCE featuring an elephant on one face and a lion on the other. Since that time, coins have been the most universal embodiment of money. These first coins were made of electrum, a naturally occurring pale yellow mixture of gold and silver that was further alloyed with silver and copper.

  5. A Construction Worker Accidentally Found a Secret Stash of ...

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    “The site where the coins were found was a main settlement area for miners.” In 2016, in nearby Switzerland, more than 200 coins from the 1300s were discovered by chance in a forest near ...

  6. Rare 1776 continental dollar coin found inside toffee tin to ...

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    The pewter coin was found near the bottom of a toffee tin, said Wotton Auction Rooms, which will auction the Continental Dollar on October 3. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail ...

  7. Continental Currency dollar coin - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Currency dollar coin (also known as Continental dollar coin, Fugio dollar, or Franklin dollar) was the first pattern coin struck for the United States. [1] [2] The coins, which were designed by Benjamin Franklin, were minted in 1776 and examples were made on pewter, brass, and silver planchets. [3]

  8. 'Pawn Stars:' Why a rare coin worth six figures sold for much ...

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    On History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars," a man came in to sell a 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle $20 gold coin. The coins are extremely rare, and some of them have sold for more than $1 million ...

  9. List of most expensive coins - Wikipedia

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    United States Mickley, Hawn, Queller Heritage Auctions [20] August 2013 $3,360,000 1804 Bust Dollar - Class I PR-65 United States Stickney, Eliasberg Stack's Bowers [21] December 17, 2020 $3,360,000 1795 Eagle, 9 Leaves MS-63+ United States Pogue Heritage Auctions [22] January 13, 2022 $3,290,000 1804 Bust Dollar - Class I PR-65 United States