1787 Fugio Copper. Pointed Rays. Newman 9-P, W-6755. Rarity-4. STATES UNITED, 4 Cinquefoils. EF Details--Environmental Damage (NGC).Plenty of bold striking detail remains on both sides of this minimally circulated example. The strike is a bit tight to the lower obverse and upper reverse borders, some of the letters in BUSINESS on the former side partially off the flan, but the word fully legible. Glints of deep rose are evident here and there, but overall this piece exhibits a dark, rough, olive-copper appearance that explains the NGC qualifier. Notwithstanding a handful of Mint State coins in private hands, undoubtedly ex Bank of New York hoard, Newman 9-P is among the scarcer and more conditionally challenging die marriages in the Fugio copper series.PCGS# 883. NGC ID: 2B8E.
