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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2818964, member: 10461"]The "sundial" side on yours is poorly struck, which is not that unusual. The "chain" side is quite nice (again, from all I've seen, it's not that unusual for this side to look better).</p><p><br /></p><p>I must confess that as of this typing (without going and looking it up just yet), I do not recall offhand which side is considered the "obverse" and which the "reverse" on these. I suspect the sundial side is the obverse. Going off to check, now...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Edit:</b> yes, this is correct. The "sundial" side is the obverse and the "chain" side the reverse, as I thought.</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/fugio_cents/fugio_cents.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/fugio_cents/fugio_cents.htm" rel="nofollow">Coinfacts page</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugio_Cent" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugio_Cent" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia page</a></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Congrats on owning a tough coin that is sought after in any condition. Doesn't matter how beat up or worn, corroded, etc- any identifiable Fugio cent will always have a market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2818964, member: 10461"]The "sundial" side on yours is poorly struck, which is not that unusual. The "chain" side is quite nice (again, from all I've seen, it's not that unusual for this side to look better). I must confess that as of this typing (without going and looking it up just yet), I do not recall offhand which side is considered the "obverse" and which the "reverse" on these. I suspect the sundial side is the obverse. Going off to check, now... [B]Edit:[/B] yes, this is correct. The "sundial" side is the obverse and the "chain" side the reverse, as I thought. [INDENT][URL='http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/fugio_cents/fugio_cents.htm']Coinfacts page[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugio_Cent']Wikipedia page[/URL][/INDENT] Congrats on owning a tough coin that is sought after in any condition. Doesn't matter how beat up or worn, corroded, etc- any identifiable Fugio cent will always have a market.[/QUOTE]
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