1787 Fugio 1C New Haven Restrike, Silver MS(PCGS#915)
1787 Fugio 1C New Haven Restrike, Silver MS (PCGS#915)
October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 7149
- 等级
- MS61
- 价格
- 71,040
- 详细说明
- Another Silver “New Haven Restrike” Rare Newman 105-QQ “1787” Fugio copper. “New Haven Restrike.” Newman 105-QQ, W-17590. Rarity-7. Silver. MS-61 (PCGS). 161.6 grains. A rarely encountered second variety, one whose rarity is no doubt caused by the dramatic distortion and spidery die cracks that radiate from a severe crack atop the obverse. Lovely navy blue toning covers much of the lustrous obverse, whose distinctive die state and texture make for fascinating magnified scrutiny. The reverse is mostly frosty light gray. A bit crudely struck on a not-quite-round planchet, the reverse is notably misaligned to 8:00 while the obverse is better centered. This obverse die has collapsed and bulged so badly at right, that die cracks cover most of the surface like ripples on a pond, all beginning at the heavy break at the sun face. Fascinating and extremely rare, this variety was not present in Ford, Norweb, Garrett, Roper, or most other advanced specialized collections. We last offered one in October 1991, when this variety was called 105-JJ. When Newman’s own piece was sold by Heritage in November 2014, it was called Newman 105-FF. Provenance: From the Archangel Collection. Earlier, from Stack’s sale of June 1975, lot 204. PCGS# 915 Click here for certification details from PCGS.