WEEK# 440 HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!

[LISA B]

QUESTION:

 

What American coin is named after the Latin word meaning “I fly” or “to fly”?

 

Our first place winner will receive a copy of "100 Greatest US Error Coins" signed by the authors Dave Camire, Nick Brown and Fred Weinberg.

 

There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer.

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details.

 

When you post your answer, only the administrators can see it. Stop back this Tuesday. We will make all the posts visible and announce the winners

 

[dan8402]

Fugio Cent

[HowardThomas-migration]

I will say fugio cent.

[bsshog40]

Fugio Cent

[praedator-migration]

The Fugio cent

[Amarillo]

The penny , in 1787, one side of the penny had the mutif fo the sun dial with an engrauing fugio, fugio in latin implies " I fly". don

[physics-fan3.14]

The fugio cent

[Coindude]

It would have to be the FUGIO Cent.

[jamorse99-migration]

The Fugio penny!

1787 US cent

 

http://www.benfranklin300.org/frankliniana/result.php?id=78&sec=0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugio_Cent

 

The first coin authorized by US, maybe designed by Franklin.

It says Fugio on it and also "Mind your business"

 

[mhardin2413]

fugio cent

[HiHoAudio]

The Fugio Cent, designed by Ben Franklin.

[nunfa0]

I may have posted this already but the answer is The Fugio cent

[Just Bob]

Fugio

[Melissa Pearce]

QUESTION:

 

What American coin is named after the Latin word meaning “I fly” or “to fly”?

 

Answer: Fugio Cent

 

Our first place winner, Dan8402 (lucky you), has won a a copy of "100 Greatest US Error Coins" signed by the authors Dave Camire, Nick Brown and Fred Weinberg.

 

Our runner up, HowardThomas has won an NGC Single Coin Display Box.

 

Thanks for playing and please stop by this Friday for the PMG Numisma-Quest question!