1787 Fugio Copper. Pointed Rays. Newman 13-N, W-6845. Rarity-5. STATES UNITED, 4 Cinquefoils. VF-30 (PCGS).

Pleasing medium brown surfaces with some darker brown toning in the fields. Good surface quality with no planchet flaws or consequential marks, just some light natural planchet roughness at the lower obverse border that did not smooth out upon strike. Struck slightly off center to 12 o'clock relative to the obverse, a characteristic seen on many of the variety. Quite scarce as a die pair, Newman 13-N was normally cataloged as Rarity-6 or 7 until recently, and although several new specimens have come to light over the years, it is still a challenge to find a nice, problem-free example as offered here.

PCGS# 878089.

From the Pierre Fricke Collection. Purchased from John Kraljevich in 2008.