1787 Fugio 1C United States, 4 Cinq, BN MS(PCGS#889)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

223

等级

MS66BN

价格

90,307

详细说明

Beautiful Gem Uncirculated 1787 Newman 8-B Fugio Copper 1787 Fugio Copper. Pointed Rays. Newman 8-B, W-6740. Rarity-3. UNITED STATES, 4 Cinquefoils. MS-66 BN (PCGS). This is a simply exquisite Fugio copper, with both sides remarkably smooth and displaying rich, even, glossy-copper patina. The planchet stock is superior by Fugio copper standards, and it is virtually perfect apart from an extremely minor, barely perceptible flaw (as made) at the lower right obverse border. The appearance is as close to pristine as this cataloger (JLA) has ever seen in a Fugio copper of any variety. The strike is drawn toward the top just a bit, effacing the denticles in those areas, but it is otherwise expertly rendered with bold to sharp definition throughout. By Fugio copper standards Newman 8-B is a more available die marriage in Mint State. Most such pieces trace their pedigrees to the Bank of New York Hoard, in which some 246 examples of Newman 8-B resided as late as 1948. A common provenance is where the similarity between this PCGS-certified Gem and most other Mint State examples of the die pair comes to an abrupt end. As one of the two highest graded examples of the UNITED STATES, 4 Cinquefoils Guide Bookvariety listed on the PCGS Population Report, this Condition Census Gem belongs in the finest cabinet. The Newman 8-B die marriage is known in three different states. The present example is a middle die state with a straight die crack (as struck) from the obverse rim to the top of the first 7 in the date and a reverse die crack (also as made) from the reverse rim into ring 10. This piece also exhibits fairly bold clash marks (again, as struck) on the reverse at both the upper and lower borders. Provenance: From the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation. Earlier from our sale of the Julianna Rose Collection of Fugio Coppers, March 2010, lot 84. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the UNITED STATES, 4 Cinquefoils Guide Book variety): 2 in MS-66 regardless of color designation; 0 finer. There are only three other Fugio coppers of all varieties certified as high as MS-66 by PCGS. PCGS# 889. NGC ID: 2B8F. Click here for certification details from PCGS.