Mind Your Business

The Fugio cent coin of 1787, also known as the Franklin cent because Benjamin Franklin reputedly designed, had a different national motto than the one we've come to know. 

1 comment:

douglas said...

Love it! You might be pleased to know that someone has gone to the trouble to reproduce it, in pure copper, so that people who are not serious numismatics can get one without spending hundreds of dollars! https://www.ebay.com/itm/316740052340?_skw=fugio+cent&itmmeta=01JTMSGSRV3RADHXNQ0NP20B92&hash=item49bf2da574:g:dboAAeSwfZ9nvhA0&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAAwFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fx%2BftHWfHiMIFzSJ4F5Jrnrvi7sap9pm32guVOIVIEv%2FaJ8xY5muz0GXzg4%2ByCwKqyDp5ytNWOHfxNgdWLxItsTPKSgnJda4wm72gJxDCPVpZYsLccxG8OsZiRAPoHSo2cQnLdJsCpz7JbwvVmg4QLsvLBDORx8UhJ401jojtyjsz9MD5MBrOL3igR8y1uXmPm4UnKm8LY7BYpGO0zVo5dY5LEaPWX23YdLNc%2FHRZNwQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8icw5nVZQ