Colonials
1787 CENT Fugio Cent, STATES UNITED, 4 Cinquefoils, Pointed Rays, MS65 Brown PCGS. N. 11-X, W-6790, R.4. This impressive Gem offers smooth medium brown surfaces, with faded traces of original red on the reverse. Well-centered and well-preserved, with sharply detailed design elements and some heavy clash marks in the right obverse field. The high grade of this coin and a vertical die crack at 6 o'clock may indicate this piece was one of the 132 examples preserved in the Bank of New York Hoard, which was finally dispersed in 1948. Listed on page 89 of the 2017 Guide Book. Population: 12 in 65 (1 in 65+) Brown, 3 finer (2/17).
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