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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Fugio Cents series of Federal Contract Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 67 distinct entries with CPG® values between $235.00 and $600,000.00.
The first coins issued under U.S. authority for which contract information is known today were the Fugio pieces, which were valued at one cent each. They were made under contract with James Jarvis, owner of a controlling interest in the Connecticut mint which was then striking Connecticut coppers in New Haven. Jarvis obtained the federal contract with a $10,000 bribe to Col. William Duer, then head of the Board of Treasury. The contract called for Jarvis to deliver 345 tons of copper coins to the federal government. Congress, which was ignorant of the bribe, directed on July 7, 1787, "that the Board of Treasury direct the contractor for the copper coinage to stamp on one side of each piece the following device, viz: thirteen circles linked together, a small circle in the middle, with the words 'United States,' around it; and in the centre, the words 'We are one'; on the other side of the same piece the following device, viz: a dial with the hours expressed on the face of it; a meridian sun above on one side of which is the word 'Fugio,' ["time flies"] and on the other the year in figures '1787,' below the dial, the words 'Mind Your Business.'"

Jarvis was only able to mint 11,910 pounds of Fugios (equal to around 554,741 coins). Not all of these were shipped to the government, which cancelled the contract for failure to meet the delivery schedule.

All Fugios were minted in 1788 and back-dated 1787. The dies were engraved by Abel Buell.

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  Fugio Cents Value Range Favorite
Fugio Cents Value Range  
1787 Fugio 1c Fugio Cent MS BN Type Coin
$235.00
-
$14,500
$235.00 - $14,500
1787 Fugio 1c No Cinquefoils, AM CONGRESS, Newman 1-CC MS BN
$240,000
-
$600,000
$240,000 - $600,000
1787 Fugio 1c No Cinquefoils, Raised Rims, Newman 1-Z MS BN
$11,500
-
$72,000
$11,500 - $72,000
1787 Fugio 1c No Cinq, Cross After Date, STATES UNITED, Newman 1-L MS BN
$775
-
$8,000
$775 - $8,000
1787 Fugio 1c No Cinq, Cross After Date, UNITED STATES, Newman 1-B MS BN
$625
-
$10,000
$625 - $10,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED MS BN
$235.00
-
$14,500
$235.00 - $14,500
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 6-W MS BN
$825
-
$3,900
$825 - $3,900
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 7-T MS BN
$1,550
-
$5,250
$1,550 - $5,250
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 8-X MS BN
$825
-
$6,000
$825 - $6,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 9-P MS BN
$1,800
-
$2,250
$1,800 - $2,250
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 9-Q MS BN
$2,500
-
$3,150
$2,500 - $3,150
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 9-S MS BN
$850
-
$1,700
$850 - $1,700
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 9-T MS BN
$1,500
-
$1,900
$1,500 - $1,900
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 11-X MS BN
$2,500
-
$6,000
$2,500 - $6,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 12-M MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 12-S MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 12-U MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 12-X MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 12-KK MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 12-LL MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 13-N MS BN
$900
-
$3,300
$900 - $3,300
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 13-R MS BN
$825
-
$5,000
$825 - $5,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 13-X MS BN
$235.00
-
$10,500
$235.00 - $10,500
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 13-KK MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 14-O MS BN
$235.00
-
$4,150
$235.00 - $4,150
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 15-K MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 15-V MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 16-N MS BN
$1,000
-
$3,250
$1,000 - $3,250
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 17-S MS BN
$1,900
-
$3,450
$1,900 - $3,450
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 17-WW MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 18-U MS BN
$2,500
-
$4,500
$2,500 - $4,500
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 19-M MS BN
$2,050
-
$2,800
$2,050 - $2,800
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 19-SS MS BN
$10,000
-
$10,000
$10,000 - $10,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 20-R MS BN
$1,550
-
$2,500
$1,550 - $2,500
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 20-X MS BN
$235.00
-
$1,650
$235.00 - $1,650
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, Newman 22-M MS BN
$525
-
$3,000
$525 - $3,000
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1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED MS RB
$3,650
-
$11,500
$3,650 - $11,500
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, 1/1, Newman 10-T MS BN
$650
-
$26,500
$650 - $26,500

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1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, UNITED STATES MS BN
$235.00
-
$15,000
$235.00 - $15,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, UNITED STATES, Newman 8-B MS BN
$235.00
-
$15,000
$235.00 - $15,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, UNITED STATES, Newman 11-B MS BN
$365
-
$14,000
$365 - $14,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, UNITED STATES, Newman 14-H MS BN
-
 
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, UNITED STATES, Newman 15-H MS BN
$1,500
-
$2,750
$1,500 - $2,750
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, UNITED STATES, Newman 16-H MS BN
$235.00
-
$3,150
$235.00 - $3,150
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, UNITED STATES, Newman 18-H MS BN
$235.00
-
$15,000
$235.00 - $15,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, UNITED STATES, Newman 21-I MS BN
$1,900
-
$5,000
$1,900 - $5,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils,UNITED STATES MS RB
$4,050
-
$17,500
$4,050 - $17,500
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, STATES UNITED, 1/1, Newman 10-G MS BN
$260
-
$6,250
$260 - $6,250
1787 Fugio 1c Cinquefoils, Raised Rims MS BN
$235.00
-
$41,000
$235.00 - $41,000
1787 Fugio 1c Cinquefoils, Raised Rims, Newman 12-Z MS BN
$1,000
-
$4,150
$1,000 - $4,150
1787 Fugio 1c Cinquefoils, Raised Rims, Newman 19-Z MS BN
$365
-
$9,000
$365 - $9,000
1787 Fugio 1c 4 Cinquefoils, 8-Pointed Stars MS BN
$260
-
$15,000
$260 - $15,000
1787 Fugio 1c 8-Pointed Stars, Newman 15-Y MS BN
$260
-
$15,000
$260 - $15,000
1787 Fugio 1c Cinquefoils, UNITED above, STATES below, Newman 11-A MS BN
$15,000
-
$40,000
$15,000 - $40,000
1787 Fugio 1c Cinquefoils, UNITED above, STATES below, Newman 11-A MS RB
$38,500
-
$57,500
$38,500 - $57,500
1787 Fugio 1c Club Rays, Rounded Ends MS BN
$235.00
-
$17,500
$235.00 - $17,500
1787 Fugio 1c Club Rays, Rounded Ends, Newman 3-D MS BN
$235.00
-
$17,500
$235.00 - $17,500
1787 Fugio 1c Club Rays, Rounded Ends, Newman 4-E MS BN
$235.00
-
$17,500
$235.00 - $17,500
1787 Fugio 1c Club Rays, FUCIO, Newman 2-C MS BN
$12,500
-
$23,000
$12,500 - $23,000
1787 Fugio 1c Club Rays, UNITED STATES, Concave Ends, Newman 5-F MS BN
$5,000
-
$48,000
$5,000 - $48,000
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1787 Fugio 1c Club Rays, STATES UNITED, Concave Ends MS BN
$24,000
-
$26,500
$24,000 - $26,500
1787 Fugio 1c New Haven Restrike, Gold MS
$43,000
-
$48,000
$43,000 - $48,000
1787 Fugio 1c New Haven Restrike, Silver MS
$4,500
-
$11,500
$4,500 - $11,500
1787 Fugio 1c New Haven Restrike, Copper MS BN
$575
-
$4,500
$575 - $4,500
1787 Fugio 1c New Haven Restrike, Copper MS RB
$1,800
-
$4,950
$1,800 - $4,950

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1787 Fugio 1c New Haven Restrike, Copper MS RD
$2,050
-
$7,000
$2,050 - $7,000
1787 Fugio 1c New Haven Restrike, Brass MS
$1,000
-
$7,000
$1,000 - $7,000
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Fugio Cents series of Federal Contract Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 67 distinct entries with CPG® values between $235.00 and $600,000.00.
The first coins issued under U.S. authority for which contract information is known today were the Fugio pieces, which were valued at one cent each. They were made under contract with James Jarvis, owner of a controlling interest in the Connecticut mint which was then striking Connecticut coppers in New Haven. Jarvis obtained the federal contract with a $10,000 bribe to Col. William Duer, then head of the Board of Treasury. The contract called for Jarvis to deliver 345 tons of copper coins to the federal government. Congress, which was ignorant of the bribe, directed on July 7, 1787, "that the Board of Treasury direct the contractor for the copper coinage to stamp on one side of each piece the following device, viz: thirteen circles linked together, a small circle in the middle, with the words 'United States,' around it; and in the centre, the words 'We are one'; on the other side of the same piece the following device, viz: a dial with the hours expressed on the face of it; a meridian sun above on one side of which is the word 'Fugio,' ["time flies"] and on the other the year in figures '1787,' below the dial, the words 'Mind Your Business.'"

Jarvis was only able to mint 11,910 pounds of Fugios (equal to around 554,741 coins). Not all of these were shipped to the government, which cancelled the contract for failure to meet the delivery schedule.

All Fugios were minted in 1788 and back-dated 1787. The dies were engraved by Abel Buell.

Catalog Detail

Legal Disclaimer

The prices listed in our database are intended to be used as an indication only. Users are strongly encouraged to seek multiple sources of pricing before making a final determination of value. CDN Publishing is not responsible for typographical or database-related errors. Your use of this site indicates full acceptance of these terms.

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