1787 (ca. 1860) Fugio Copper. "New Haven Restrike." Newman 104-FF, W-17560. Rarity-3. Copper. AU-55 (PCGS).Lovely golden-brown surfaces are smooth in hand with sharp to full detail throughout the design. The famous so-called "New Haven Restrikes" were believed at one time to have been struck from original dies, but closer study of their style will reveal that this is not correct. They were likely produced circa 1860, although they are neither restrikes nor are they from New Haven. The man behind this production, Horatio Rust, was the subject of a medalet from dies by John Hampden Lovett, issued by Augustus B. Sage in his Numismatic Gallery series in 1859. Examples are known in gold, silver, copper and brass. For more extensive details see our own Q. David Bowers Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins.From the Collection of Larry L. Terrell. Acquired from Empire, September 1989.
