1787 Fugio Copper. Pointed Rays. Newman 17-S, W-6935. Rarity-3. STATES UNITED, 4 Cinquefoils. AU-50 (PCGS).A superior example of a variety that becomes quite scarce in grades above VF. This sharp piece has glossy, slightly lustrous medium brown surfaces and a high quality planchet. The obverse is choice while the reverse has a flaw at 6 o’clock and a patch of minor roughness within an upper right ring, but is still quite nice overall on that side as well. Excellent eye appeal and definition, an example that would be quite difficult to improve upon.Ex St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co. October 1926 ; Hillyer Ryder ; F.C.C. Boyd Estate ; John J. Ford, Jr. Stack’s October 2003, lot 303.
