I just bought my first Fugio cent

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  1. Truth1253

    Truth1253 Southern boy

    I just bought this Fugio for $163.50. I just needed one in my hand. [​IMG][​IMG]


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  3. Dimedude2

    Dimedude2 Member

    Very nice! What type of Fugio is this?
     
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  4. Oldrdawg

    Oldrdawg Active Member

    It's a beauty. You must be very pleased. I wish I could step up and pull the trigger. Good for you. Enjoy it.
     
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  5. Dimedude2

    Dimedude2 Member

    I am looking for one also but they are difficult to find
     
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  6. Truth1253

    Truth1253 Southern boy

    Not sure


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  7. Truth1253

    Truth1253 Southern boy

    Thank you I finally pulled the trigger


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  8. Truth1253

    Truth1253 Southern boy

    They are I've been looking for the right one at the right price for me.


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  9. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    A nice looking Fugio , and a great historical coin !
     
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Congrats! That seems pretty nice for the price.

    My first was no beauty, but cost me only around 30 bucks, maybe six or seven years ago.

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  11. Truth1253

    Truth1253 Southern boy

    Yes I think I got a good coin for the price. Thanks my Fugio brother.


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  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I say "my first" as if I'd had dozens of Fugio cents.

    I haven't. Just that $30-ish holey.

    And this was "mine" for about 24 hours, as part of a swap deal that ended up being reversed.


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    That's really about it for my history with Fugio cents.

    ... for now. ;)
     
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  13. Truth1253

    Truth1253 Southern boy

    Wow that is a gorgeous Fugio. I'm not worthy lol.


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  14. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Neither was I, apparently! LOL

    Seriously, though, the swap just didn't pan out, so we returned to the beginning and everybody got their original coins back.

    I would've enjoyed owning that piece, but couldn't have swung the $900-something in cash necessary to buy it without a trade.
     
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  15. Truth1253

    Truth1253 Southern boy

    I heard that not every deal works out, that must be that "one that got away".


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  16. Dimedude2

    Dimedude2 Member

    I think I will look for a 4 cinq in vf in a PCGS holder.
     
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  17. Truth1253

    Truth1253 Southern boy

    Oh I am to but I need one that I could touch and feel.


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  18. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    Just crack that beauty out of the slab ! ;)
     
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  19. Beefer518

    Beefer518 Well-Known Member

    EDIT: Congrats! I think the Fugio is a major player in the realm of US Numismatics. It total history in a bit of copper, and there is always the potential that the one you get was held by one of the Founding Fathers!

    When I got my Fugio a couple of months ago, I was afraid to touch it, lol. Ever since I was a kid, I've always had the fear of leaving fingerprints on a coin, ruining it, so I usually handle them very gingerly, and mostly by the edges. I did, however, really give the Fugio a good feel vefore sending it off to ANACS (still waiting for it to come back).

    Here's mine - 1787 Cross after date (no cinqefoils), pointed rays, Newman 1-B. I call it my 'Nighttime Fugio', as the sun has been worn away.

    I'm looking at getting another one in about a week, we'll see.

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  20. Truth1253

    Truth1253 Southern boy

    She is beautiful Beefer!!! How much did yours cost if you don't mine saying and how much does it cost to have it appraised?


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  21. Beefer518

    Beefer518 Well-Known Member

    Thanks! PM sent.

    As for the grading, I sent it along with 6 other coins to ANACS in July when they had the summer special of 8 for $75. I only sent in 7, so it cost me $10.71 for the grading. I dropped it off at the Summer FUN show, so that was my total fee.
     
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