1787 Fugio Copper. Pointed Rays. Newman 11-X, W-6790. Rarity-4. STATES UNITED, 4 Cinquefoils. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).140.5 grains. The initial olive brown complexion of this bold example reveals gold and pink highlights at a tilt, alluding to an old cleaning. The high points are unnaturally glossy but not distracting, and the obverse is still impressively intricate. Close inspection reveals a re-engraving of the roman numerals on the sundial that goes entirely unnoticed to the naked eye. Natural planchet roughness is apparent throughout the reverse, with a deeper striation visible at the 2 oclock border. Tooling in some of the lower rings suggests an attempt to smooth out some of these mint-made flaws.From the Cohasco Collection of Colonials formed by Sir Philip H. Snyder, circa 1963-68.
