1787 Fugio - No Cinqs, US - Is This A Newman 1-B?

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Beefer518 Pillar of the Community United States 887 Posts	Posted 06/24/2017 6:53 pm I just got this Fugio, and I think it may be a Newman 1-B. It's pretty beat to heck on the obverse, but you can tell it has only the cross after the date, and no cinquefoils. I think it was also a flawed planchet lamination, or there has been some environmental damage to it over the years. On the reverse though, it looks like the 'AR' in ARE are repunched over the 'ON' as in the Newman 1-B. You can see the 'O' on both sides of the 'A', and I thinkk I see some of the 'N' inside and to the right of the 'R'. I've been reading all day about FUgio's, and I'm pretty what I'm seeing is there, and that it is a 1-B, but extra eyes never hurt. I have been able to 'match up' what I see with some of the 1-B's that have sold through Heritage. Also, what would you grade this as? It's going to ANACS next week, but I'd like to see what you all think first. Report this Post to the Staff

American Coinage Buyer Valued Member United States 84 Posts	Posted 07/01/2017 9:46 pm Did you know Benjamin Franklin supposedly design the Fugio cent? Report this Post to the Staff
Beefer518 Pillar of the Community United States 887 Posts	Posted 07/04/2017 12:58 pm ACB, yes, and IMO, that's one of the cool things about the Fugio. And there is a 1:1,000,000 chance that he or one of the other founding fathers or mothers possibly held this particular coin at one point! But that goes for any coin of this age. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 07/04/2017 2:17 pm I think they're a bit more lenient on early coppers aren't they? I would grade it FR-2 at best, date is barely readable reverse is G-3 but obverse is PO1. May rate higher at TPG? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 07/04/2017 2:59 pm Quote: extra eyes never hurt Sorry for the late reply, but I agree with your attribution of Newman 1-B (W-6600) based on my reading of my Bowers' Colonial and Early American Coins. There seems to be just enough detail remaining on the obv to confirm that the ornament is actually a cross with a pellet in each corner rather than a cinquefoil. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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