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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fugio1, post: 4303962, member: 89970&quot;]I no longer own this coin, but I must say it profoundly influenced my early collecting experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; As a young man, I was focusing mainly on large cents but the historical significance of the fugio cent made it relevant to my collecting theme so I was always on the lookout for a respectable example as a type coin.&nbsp; One day, I dropped into an area coin shop about an hour from home where I found this example, graded about EF and priced about what one would expect for a great example type coin.[ATTACH=full]1095083[/ATTACH]</p><p>Although not completely out of my reach, the asking price was a lot of money in those days for a young collector so I told the dealer I would think about it, but on the drive home, I told my wife there was something about the coin that looked different.&nbsp; When I arrived home I found the variety with raised rims and cross after date was unpriced in the red book.&nbsp; I drove back to the shop and paid the asking price.&nbsp; The dealer obviously was unaware of what he had which was very surprising as this dealer is highly respected and is still around nearly 40 years later in the same shop location.</p><p><br /></p><p>My collecting interests changed over the years and I sold the coin for several multiples of what I paid for it;&nbsp; Nevertheless, I learned a lot about early US coppers including the Fugio cent, and how important it is to study and read about the coins one collects.&nbsp; The experience led me to adopt my moniker which I have maintained for decades.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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