Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 67

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

Fugio Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 33		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 3-D Rarity-3 Club Rays VG10. Sharpness VF20 with uneven, lightly granular surfaces. No verdigris or contact marks, but there is a planchet chip on ring #9 with a thin lamination extending to under ON in ONE. Slightly glossy light chocolate blending to reddish chocolate in protected areas. The date is strong and the legends mostly clear. Weight 151.3 grains. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 34		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 12-Z Rarity-5 G5. Very slightly sharper with fine roughness covering the fields and protected areas on both sides. The only significant defect is a planchet fissure in the base of the sundial over the N in MIND and a larger exit wound through ring #6 on the opposing side. The date is clear and the obverse legend is readable, but the reverse is considerably weaker. Slightly glossy olive brown with lighter brown and chocolate toning covering the devices, the two-tone look accenting the designs and enhancing the eye appeal. Weight 137.2 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 35		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 12-X Rarity-3 MS60. A "STATES UNITED" variety. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with splashes of darker olive brown, especially on the reverse. Traces of faded mint color remain visible on both sides. There is no wear on this piece and satiny luster shows in the fields and protected areas, but there are a few of the usual planchet fissures and impurities that seem to plague these early coppers. The most-significant planchet flaw is a vertical fissure down from the right edge of the sundial. Most likely from the famous Bank of New York Hoard of mint state Fugio cents. Weight 157.6 grains. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 36		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 13-R Rarity-4 F12. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with traces of reddish chocolate toning in a few of the protected areas. The only notable defects are a very shallow planchet lamination at the lower right edge of the sundial and a smaller one on the sun above. LDS with obvious swelling at the top of the obverse and corresponding strike weakness on the reverse. The date remains bold. Weight 147.5 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $495
Lot 37		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 13-R Rarity-4 AG3. Rather glossy light olive and chocolate with overtones of bluish steel. No defects other than a few minor planchet voids. The date and obverse legends are clear but the reverse is weaker. Strong die clashmarks extend across the date. Weight 159.9 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230