Fugio cents: the sundial, linked rings, and later copies

Read the issuing context

The sundial and thirteen linked rings identify the 1787 contract coinage. Read FUGIO and MIND YOUR BUSINESS with the full reverse; a fragment of lettering cannot establish a die variety.

Type references: PCGS Fugio Cents ↗

Inspect the attribution evidence

Rays and the arrangement of UNITED STATES or STATES UNITED lead to attribution questions. Keep every diagnostic attached to full-face photographs. New Haven restrikes require their own die and manufacture comparison, even when their date resembles an original.

Type references: PCGS Fugio Cents ↗

Choose the matching market

Separate original contract pieces, later restrikes, and reproductions in sales. Copper corrosion can hide a marker or manufacture an apparent extra line. A die-pair rarity needs a confirmed attribution, while a date alone cannot justify a scarce-variety premium.

Type references: PCGS Fugio Cents ↗

Selected reviewed issue records

These catalog standards describe the named issue, not a measured specimen. The selected records below do not cover every date, mint, strike, or die variety. Reported production is labeled separately from established mintage. Unknown standards and mintage remain visible; survival estimates and certified populations are separate research questions.

No issue-level specification or mintage records are published for this category yet. Verify the exact date, mint, strike, metal, and subtype in its reference before using a numerical standard.

References and review

Reference reviewed October 5, 2026. Historical facts and catalog standards need to match the exact issue; price comparisons should be researched at the time of valuation.

• PCGS Fugio Cents ↗
• PCGS Photograde ↗
• Error-ref: machine doubling ↗

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