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Corroded Colonials...fugio & Rosa Americana

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You guys and your colonials - you have your own language, one I'm eager to learn more on, such exciting pieces, and I think coins like this look better worn anyways! The history is undeniably cool.
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Those are awesome. The condition just adds to the character, if you ask me.
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According to this a Newman 12-U is rare variety. Is my Fugio worth anything given it's condition?

http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_c...t_n012_U.htm
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The word "rare" on that site (and I'm only guessing, as they don't seem to offer their criteria) probably refers to the Sheldon Rarity Scale, generally accepted as:
R8 = 1-3 known (estimated), "Unique or Nearly Unique"
R7 = 4-12 known, "Extremely Rare"
R6 = 13-30 known, "Very Rare"
R5 = 31-75 known, "Rare"
R4 = 76-200 known, "Very Scarce"
R3 = 201-500 known, "Scarce"
R2 = 501-1250 known, "Uncommon"
R1 = over 1251 known, "Common"

"31-75 known" sounds like a tiny number (at least, to me), but these estimates are endlessly debated, and most Fugio die varieties could be considered in the R4-5 range.
What your Fugio is worth in dollars, IMO, is not as important as the membership it gives you in the Fellowship of the Gnomon and Exergue! (all right, I just made that up, but help me keep it going if you want. Two numismatic terms that in American coinage can only really apply to Fugios!)
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But at Heritage Auctions, three corroded 12-U Fugios have sold between 2002 and 2005, graded F-details, VF-details, and XF-details, for $92, $207, and $518.65, respectively, including buyers premium.
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paddy,
I have several Colonials that are corroded. Some are worth more to me (not monetarily) than other non-problem coins in my collection :-)

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It's definitely worth more to me than somebody else. My Grandmother never referred to it as Fugio's, always called them "Mind your business" coins.
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That's cool!
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