1787 Fugio 1C States United, 1 Over Horiz. 1, BN MS(PCGS#886)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

6784

等级

XF40BN

价格

102,573

详细说明

World Class Newman 10-T 1 Over Horizontal 1 1787 Fugio Copper. Pointed Rays. Newman 10-T, W-6705. Rarity-5. STATES UNITED, 1/Horizontal 1, 4 Cinquefoils. EF-40 (PCGS). 149.7 grains. As choice an example of the 1 over horizontal 1 variety as we can recall seeing offered publicly in years. Beautiful even honey brown surfaces are hard, glossy, and smooth, with traces of frosty luster around obverse legends and devices. The 1 over horizontal 1 aspect is incredibly bold, though the cinquefoil nearby is a bit softly struck. A single light striation is noted under the gnomon tip. Simply gorgeous. A collector too fussy to include this piece in their Fugio collection should give up on colonials and pursue something made in the 20th century. Rob undergraded this piece as a VF-30 and listed it as eighth finest known. The piece he called ninth finest is the Newman (2008) plate coin, itself lovely though Rob noted it was "once lightly cleaned." Among finer pieces on Rob's list are four EFs, including the Picker, Roper, and Newman collection coins. The piece in a New York City collection, plated in Breen, is listed as VF-35. PCGS has certified a specimen of this variety on 12 occasions, only two of which were at higher levels than this one. We have seen one of those and prefer this one. Anyone who likes nice coins and lacks this major variety (1 over horizontal 1, STATES UNITED) would be well served by this piece. PCGS# 886. Provenance: From the Rob Retz Family Collection. Purchased from Jeff Rock in November 1991. PCGS Population: 3; 2 finer (AU-50 finest).