Where Were Fugio Cents Minted?

All or almost all Fugio Coppers were produced in New Haven, Connecticut on the premises that were also used for minting Connecticut Coppers. During 1787, Jarvis acquired controlling interest in that minting company. Each Connecticut Copper was specified to weigh 144 grains (9.33 grams).

Are Fugio cents rare?

Minted in 1787, the Fugio cent is the first official one cent coin of the United States. ... With only about 400,000 minted, the coin itself is a rarity; however, it also has at least 55 varieties from the 24 obverse dies and 33 reverse dies, with some being very scarce.

How many Fugio cents are left?

From that time, they were slowly distributed to officials and favored customers. In 1948, the American Numismatic Society examined the remaining 1,641 Fugio's. Several examples were donated to the American Numismatic Society and others were sold to collectors. Currently the bank has 819 pieces.