1787 Fugio 1C United States, Newman 16-H, BN MS(PCGS#878121)

1787 Fugio 1C United States, Newman 16-H, BN MS (PCGS#878121)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: Census Quality Newman 16-H Fugio Cent - EF-40 (PCGS) 1787 Fugio Cent. Pointed Rays. Newman 16-H, W-6920. Rarity-5-. UNITED STATES, 4 Cinquefoils. EF-40 (PCGS). 121.2 grains. Light chestnut brown and quite attractive, the reverse of this coin is glossy and grades fully AU or better, and the obverse has the sharpness of AU with a fine granularity over the sundial and sun face that we believe influenced PCGS to assign this a slightly lower grade than the surviving detail implies. Well struck, well-centered and decidedly attractive, this example is tied for fifth place with three others at the EF-40 grade level on the Retz census. As implied by the census, clearly finer specimens are few and include a Mint State coin in the Terranova Collection, as well as the Kessler-Ayers AU-50 that we sold for $5,581.25 in August 2013. Struck from Newman die state B/C. Here is a coin that will soon find a home with a discriminating collector of condition census Fugio cent varieties. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Richard August; Anthony Terranova, April 1994; Donald Scarinci Collection, November 2010. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 878121. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.