1787 Fugio 1C United Above, States Below, BN MS(PCGS#901)
1787 Fugio 1C United Above, States Below, BN MS (PCGS#901)
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- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1355
- 等级
- MS63
- 价格
- 201,730
- 详细说明
- 1787 Fugio Copper. Pointed Rays. Newman 11-A, W-6780. Rarity-6. UNITED Above, STATES Below. MS-63 BN (PCGS). 154.1 grains. One of the real difference makers in a Fugio collection, a great rarity and major variety that exists almost exclusively in Mint State. This one is pretty as can be, with choice lustrous chocolate brown surfaces devoid of any notable marks or flaws. The centering is excellent, though the denticles are thicker at bottom of obverse and top of reverse than their opposites. The reverse is clashed and shows a short crack into the ring near 8 o'clock; the crack from the foot of R in YOUR to the denticles has not yet completely developed. Nearly all examples known of this variety come from the Bank of New York hoard; there are perhaps five circulated specimens. The Kessler plate coin realized a healthy $36,800 in our Minot sale of May 2008; the Craige coin was a healthy bargain at just $21,150 for a stunning MS-64 RB (PCGS). Retz never owned a specimen, and a number of major collectors today still have this variety on their want list. PCGS# 901. Provenance: From the Robert Ayers Collection. Earlier from the William Doyle Galleries sale of the Loye Lauder Collection, December 1983, lot 220. Lot tag included.