Fugio attribution... how good are you?

[Coindude]

This should be a challenge. Bought this as part of a collection. This was in a mix of a bunch of foreign/junk. It's essentially junk the way it is but it's still very recognizable. Give me your thoughts.

 

[johnny9434]

that looks cleaned to me, yuck

[Coindude]

It's in the exact shape as it arrived in my hands. As for it being cleaned, I would speculate it was.

[wdrob]

brass-curency-continental

 

I think it is the one 'R' currency with the alignment of the 'E'. Looks brass too.

 

Talk about seeing circulation; whew! That in and of itself is desirable I would think. If not to others then PM me.

 

 

 

 

[messydesk]

It's essentially junk the way it is but it's still very recognizable. Give me your thoughts

I think you're right.

[Deerefan8420]

To begin with, I thought this was a fake. My first thoughts were that the mottos "Fugio" and "Mind Your Business" were too close to the rim. So that rules out the 1776 Fugio. But after a little more investigation, this actually appears to be the 1787 Fugio. There are a couple different varieties of the 1787, but the coin is too worn to make any distinctions on which variety it may be.

[wdrob]

To begin with, I thought this was a fake. My first thoughts were that the mottos "Fugio" and "Mind Your Business" were too close to the rim. So that rules out the 1776 Fugio. But after a little more investigation, this actually appears to be the 1787 Fugio. There are a couple different varieties of the 1787, but the coin is too worn to make any distinctions on which variety it may be.

 

I noticed that too but thought maybe it had just worn down in diameter but I think you nailed it now that I am looking at a picture of one of the 1787 examples. Even though that still looks like the remnants of a 'E' on the right side, I can see now that there is no way it can be.

 

I think it would have to be a real coin and not a fake with that much wear though. How a counterfeit copy could get so much wear I would not even begin to imagine.

 

 

[Deerefan8420]

To begin with, I thought this was a fake. My first thoughts were that the mottos "Fugio" and "Mind Your Business" were too close to the rim. So that rules out the 1776 Fugio. But after a little more investigation, this actually appears to be the 1787 Fugio. There are a couple different varieties of the 1787, but the coin is too worn to make any distinctions on which variety it may be.

 

I noticed that too but thought maybe it had just worn down in diameter but I think you nailed it now that I am looking at a picture of one of the 1787 examples. Even though that still looks like the remnants of a 'E' on the right side, I can see now that there is no way it can be.

 

I think it would have to be a real coin and not a fake with that much wear though. How a counterfeit copy could get so much wear I would not even begin to imagine.

 

 

My first assumption was that it was a fake. That's why I got to looking at it a bit closer. But my "numis-senses" started tingling and I got the itch to dig a little deeper until I found what I was looking for!

 

What you are seeing on the right side that looks like the remnants of an "E" is actually the "1" in the date.

[newprepper]

Just a thought, but if you play with the contrasts and stuff like that on your editing software you might be able to make out some other details

[johnny9434]

It's in the exact shape as it arrived in my hands. As for it being cleaned, I would speculate it was.

thats still a tough one. i dont know