Happy coin story

[EE_]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP80uTATexA

[Golden]

The Franklin cent! A personal favorite for it's linked rings and meridian sun that appears to have sunglasses on.

From Red Book pages 82-83

FUGIO CENTS

The first coins issued by authority of the United States were the "Fugio" cents. Entries in the Journal of Congress supply interesting information about proceedings relating to this coinage. For example, the entry of Saturday, April 21, 1787, reads as follows: "That the board of treasury be authorized to contract for three hundred tons of copper coin of the federal standard, agreeable to the proposition of Mr. James Jarvis.... That it be coined at the expense of the contractor, etc."
On Friday, July 6, 1787, it was "[r]esolved, that the board of treasury direct the contractor for the copper coinage to stamp on one side of each piece the following device, viz: thirteen circles linked together, a small circle in the middle, with the words 'United States,' around it; and in the centre, the words 'We are one'; on the other side of the same piece the following device, viz: a dial with the hours expressed on the face of it; a meridian sun above one side of which the word 'Fugio,' [the intended meaning is time flies] and on the other the year in figures '1787,' below the dial, the words 'Mind Your Business.' "
The legends have been credited to Benjamin Franklin, and the coin, as a consequence, has sometimes been referred to as the Franklin cent.
These cents were coined in New Haven, Connecticut, and possibly elsewhere. Most of the copper used in this coinage came from military stores, and in fact, is believed to have consisted of the copper bands that held together the powder kegs sent to America by the French. The dies were made by Abel Buell of New Haven.

[Twisted Titan]

Good for the Old guy.......... Bless him and his wife

[madfranks]

The Franklin cent! A personal favorite for it's linked rings and meridian sun that appears to have sunglasses on.

From Red Book pages 82-83

FUGIO CENTS

The first coins issued by authority of the United States were the "Fugio" cents. Entries in the Journal of Congress supply interesting information about proceedings relating to this coinage. For example, the entry of Saturday, April 21, 1787, reads as follows: "That the board of treasury be authorized to contract for three hundred tons of copper coin of the federal standard, agreeable to the proposition of Mr. James Jarvis.... That it be coined at the expense of the contractor, etc."
On Friday, July 6, 1787, it was "[r]esolved, that the board of treasury direct the contractor for the copper coinage to stamp on one side of each piece the following device, viz: thirteen circles linked together, a small circle in the middle, with the words 'United States,' around it; and in the centre, the words 'We are one'; on the other side of the same piece the following device, viz: a dial with the hours expressed on the face of it; a meridian sun above one side of which the word 'Fugio,' [the intended meaning is time flies] and on the other the year in figures '1787,' below the dial, the words 'Mind Your Business.' "
The legends have been credited to Benjamin Franklin, and the coin, as a consequence, has sometimes been referred to as the Franklin cent.
These cents were coined in New Haven, Connecticut, and possibly elsewhere. Most of the copper used in this coinage came from military stores, and in fact, is believed to have consisted of the copper bands that held together the powder kegs sent to America by the French. The dies were made by Abel Buell of New Haven.

I have one of those! It's not in very good shape, but it's genuine!

[Gaillo]

I have one of those! It's not in very good shape, but it's genuine!

What is it worth, approximately?

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

Is this the Fugio penny? Mind your business!! I fly.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Fugio_cent.jpg/220px-Fugio_cent.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Fugio_cent_reverse.png/220px-Fugio_cent_reverse.png