Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Fugio cent
Object Number:
INV.13867g
Date:
1787
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.8 cm )
Marks:
Struck: Obverse: "FUGIO 1787/MIND YOUR/BUSINESS"
Struck: Reverse: "UNITED STATES/WE ARE ONE"
Description:
Obverse: a sundial above which is the sun resplendant; Reverse: a circular chain of thirteen links.
Gallery Label:
The designs and inscriptions on these cents were suggested by Benjamin Franklin.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
