PCGS Reclassifies Early American Fugio Cent as Regular-Issue U.S. Mint Coin

Fugio Cent (Image Courtesy of PCGS)

The following is a Press Release from Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) announcing that it has reclassified the early Federal Fugio Cent as a United States Mint regular issue coin. The decision comes after extensive research of documents from the Board of Treasury in 1787 which indicated that the Cent was intended to be a regular issue coin. The Fugio Cent has long been one of the most enjoyed early American collectibles, and now numismatists can count …

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