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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 8258678, member: 105571&quot;]If we define &quot;america&quot; as the national government of a formally unified country comprised of the former English colonies, then no such entity existed before the ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1781.&nbsp; And the first coin authorized and struck by that national government with the intent of circulation as money was the Fugio Cent.&nbsp; It matters not that it was a contracted mintage, it&#039;s still a federal issue.&nbsp; So, I agree with the recent numismatic redesignation of the Fugio as a US issue and not a Colonial and the first &quot;American&quot; coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other patterns, tokens, and private/state issued items did not have the imprimatur of money intended for general circulation and authorized by an act of the Federal government.</p><p><br /></p><p>I grant the point about the definition of a &quot;coin&quot; and other such ambiguous issues and that is why I defined my terms first.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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