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<p>[QUOTE="Beefer518, post: 2827423, member: 87737"]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!</p><p><br /></p><p>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).</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm looking at getting another one in about a week, we'll see.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]665542[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]665543[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Beefer518, post: 2827423, member: 87737"]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. [ATTACH=full]665542[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]665543[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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