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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On July 6, 1787, Congress resolved that the Board of Treasury direct the copper coinage contractor to stamp coins with specific designs: one side featuring thirteen linked circles with 'United States' and 'We are One'; the other with a dial, sun, 'Fugio', '1787', and 'Mind your business'. Reported from Portsmouth on August 11.
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Congress resolved, the 6th ult. That the board of treasury direct the contractor for the copper coinage, to stamp on one side of each piece the following device, viz. Thirteen circles linked together, a small circle in the middle with the words "United States," round it, and in the centre, the words "We are One," on the other side of the same piece the following devices, viz. A dial with the hours expressed on the face of it, a meridian sun above, on one side of which is to be the word "Fugio." and on the other, the year in figures, "1787." below the dial, the words, "mind your business."
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Portsmouth
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6th Ult.
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Congress resolved that the board of treasury direct the contractor for the copper coinage, to stamp on one side of each piece the following device, viz. Thirteen circles linked together, a small circle in the middle with the words "United States," round it, and in the centre, the words "We are One," on the other side of the same piece the following devices, viz. A dial with the hours expressed on the face of it, a meridian sun above, on one side of which is to be the word "Fugio." and on the other, the year in figures, "1787." below the dial, the words, "mind your business."