1787 Fugio 1C Club Rays, FUCIO, BN MS(PCGS#907)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1334

等级

VF30

价格

201,730

详细说明

Very Rare Newman 2-C FUCIO Variety The Roper Coin 1787 Fugio Copper. Club Rays. Newman 2-C, W-6630. Rarity-6. Concave Ends, FUCIO. VF-30 (PCGS). 174.0 grains. An important specimen of this rarity, ranked as the second finest in the Retz census. It last appeared in our 1983 Roper sale, described as "Very rare. Well struck with all details, including the legend blunder, sharp and clear. This variety often comes on striated planchets, as seen on the Robison (1982) specimen and the Kessler plate coin. This planchet is much better with only one reverse defect. Smooth light brown surfaces. Another Condition Census item." It brought $4,290 in 1983, more than two of the Higleys in the sale (pretty nice Higleys, incidentally). There's been no comparable specimens on the market in decades. The Ford coin was ranked a spot lower than this one in the Retz census; its surfaces weren't as nice as this one, but it managed $27,600 in 2003. The Craige piece was comparable, with a few more light flaws but also a bit sharper; it sold for $28,200. Retz's was just VG, ranked number 19 of the 22 known to him, but it passed $6,000. This one is lovely for the grade, with just some hidden abrasions within the sundial and above SS of BUSINESS where some buildup was removed. Its eye appeal surpasses any offered since this last turned up in the market 30 years ago. PCGS# 907. Provenance: From the Robert Ayers Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of the John L. Roper, 2nd Collection of Colonial & Early American Coins, December 1983, lot 412. Even earlier from our (Stack’s) Essex Institute sale of February 1975, Lot 61. Lot tag included.