First official circulation coin of the United States
One cent
United States
Value
0.01 U.S. dollar
Mass
10.2 g
Composition
Copper
Obverse
"New Haven Restrike", probably produced at the Scovill Mint in Waterbury, Connecticut
Design
"Mind Your Business", Sun, and sundial
Designer
Unknown, reputedly Benjamin Franklin
Design date
1787
Reverse
Design
"We Are One", 13 state chain links
Designer
Unknown, reputedly Benjamin Franklin
Design date
1787
The Fugio cent, also known as the Franklin cent,[1][2] is the first official circulation coin of the United States. Consisting of 0.36 oz (10 g) of copper and minted dated 1787, by some accounts it was designed by Benjamin Franklin. Its design is very similar to Franklin's 1776 Continental Currency dollar coin that was produced in pattern pieces as potential Continental currency but was never circulated.
^Taylor, Sol. "300th Birthday Retrospective: The Coinage of Ben Franklin". The Signal. SCVTV. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
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