1787 Fugio Copper. Pointed Rays. Newman 8-X, W-6750. Rarity-3. STATES UNITED, 4 Cinquefoils. MS-63 BN (PCGS).154.7 grains. A radiant example of this iconic Fugio variety that undoubtedly flirts with a Red Brown designation. Copious pink luster glows from the protected areas throughout, complementing the chocolate brown devices and violet iridescence in the fields. The obverse is just slightly drawn toward 2 oclock, leaving the motifs fully undisturbed. The usual bisecting crack from the lower border is well developed, engulfing the Y of YOUR and much of BUSINESS in a raised segment that continues up through the sundial. This swelling causes a minor softness at the corresponding rings on the reverse, though the crack at 6 oclock remains distinct. Scattered inconsistencies in the planchet shows across both sides but goes largely unnoticed without magnification. This is a beautiful example and one of the more popular die marriages of the Fugio copper for high quality type purposes, as 189 examples of Newman 8-X remained in the Bank of New York hoard in 1948.From the Cohasco Collection of Colonials formed by Sir Philip H. Snyder, circa 1963-68.
