1787 Fugio Cent - Cross After Date Raised Rims
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Description
This 1787 Fugio cent has a cross after the date, no cinquefoils and raised rims on the reverse band. On April 21, 1787 Congress authorized a contract with James Jarvis for copper coin of the federal standard, and on July 6, 1787 it fixed the design: thirteen linked circles around a band reading UNITED STATES and WE ARE ONE, and a sundial under the sun with FUGIO, 1787 and MIND YOUR BUSINESS. Charles Bushnell, quoted by Crosby, named Abel Buell of New Haven as the die maker. Collectors sort the coins by the sun's rays (pointed or club-shaped), the ornaments beside FUGIO and the date (cinquefoils or a cross), and the order of the words on the band; Eric Newman's numbers name the die pairs. The obverse is Newman's first, with a cross after the date in place of the usual cinquefoils. Catalogue numbers: Newman 1-Z. PCGS number 877.
Rarity Notes
R-6+ (Stack's Bowers, search)
Cross References
Newman 1-Z
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