1787 Fugio 1C United States, Cross after Date, BN MS(PCGS#880)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

11558

等级

AU55

价格

95,173

详细说明

1787 Fugio Copper. Pointed Rays. Newman 1-B, W-6600. Rarity-4. Obverse Cross After Date, No Cinquefoils, UNITED STATES. AU-55 (PCGS). 146.6 grains. An outstanding example of this historically important Fugio variety, better than anything offered in years, including the Retz EF and either of the Boyd-Ford coins. The surfaces are even light brown, glossy and with areas of luster. The strike is bold and no major problems are present, just a single natural flaw in the ring at 9 o'clock, two short parallel pin scratches between last date digit and cross below, and some hidden slide marks in the sunrays. Two bold sets of clash marks are seen on both sides. The visual appeal is excellent and the technical quality is finer than any example offered in well over a decade. The Retz 12-coin census includes coins ranging in grade from AU-55 to VF+. Three AU coins rank atop Rob's census, none of which have been certified, followed by EFs. Neither your cataloger nor Rob had heard of a Mint State piece (particularly one close to gem), making your cataloger wonder if the Mint State coins included on the PCGS Population Report are data entry error. The better of the two Boyd-Ford coins, called Choice Very Fine, was not as fine as this one; the duplicate was just VG-Fine. This piece is fresh to the collecting community after being in the Craige Estate for over four decades and will earn a place in an updated Condition Census. The Cross After Date obverse was first married to the American Congress reverse (Newman 1-CC, just three known). This obverse was then muled with the Raised Rims reverse, Newman's Reverse Z. The 1-Z variety is nearly as great a rarity as 1-CC, with only 12 specimens known. The other two uses of Newman Obverse 1 are scarce: Newman 1-B, represented here, is considered Rarity-4, while Newman 1-L is considered Rarity-5 but is probably more like R-5+. This variety sees pressure from both Fugio variety specialists and major type collectors as the most "common" of