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The penny has been minted in this country since 1793 (though a 1-cent piece dubbed the "Fugio cent" for its design, a Latin term depicting sunshine on a sundial, was produced in 1787).

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The 1787 Fugio cent is sometimes referred to as a Franklin cent, and it’s been deemed the first coin that was in circulation in the U.S.

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Only one such coin is believed to have survived. 1787 Fugio Cent (aka Franklin Cent) Ailie F. Byers, MPA and CFO at Centennial Auctions, spoke to the desirability and value of this coin.

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1787 Fugio Cent (aka Franklin Cent) “One of the earliest, if not the earliest, coins issued by the U.S., the 1787 Fugio Cent is steeped in history,” Byers said.

Let’s rewind to the infancy of the penny. The first penny, known as the Fugio cent, was minted at the dawn of the republic in 1787.