1787 N12-LL Fugio Cent PCGS EF40 STATES UNITED 4 Cinquefoils W6840 R6- ex-Fricke

From the Furnace Run Fugio Cent Collection, 106 coins, 53 different varieties!  Offered by Shawn A. Yancey from Earlycoppercoins:  1787 N12-LL Fugio Cent PCGS EF40 STATES UNITED 4 Cinq W6840 R6-.  From the Stacks Bowers sale of the Pierre Fricke collection, sold on 11/22/21 as lot #2158 and described as: “1787 Fugio Copper. Pointed Rays. Newman 12-LL, W-6840. Rarity-6. STATES UNITED, 4 Cinquefoils. EF-40 (PCGS).  Not discovered until the mid-1970s by Richard Picker, this very rare die pair is the only known use of the LL reverse. This exceptional piece is among the very finest of a population of just two to three dozen. Smooth light brown surfaces that offer great eye appeal and are just about pristine aside from a few tiny marks around the date. Struck slightly off center causing parts of the letters of BUSINESS to fall off the planchet, but that word is still easily readable and the rest of the detail of both sides is solidly on the planchet. Newman 12-LL has been missing from several major Fugio collections over the years, and most known examples are rough and/or low grade, including all 5 specimens currently in our auction archives. Here is a significant find for the advanced Fugio collector.  Provenance: From the Pierre Fricke Collection. Earlier from Heritage's sale of the Dr. Raymond Biggs Collection, January 2011 FUN Auction, lot 3059.”  The coin sold for $9,000 in the Fricke sale in 2021.  Certainly a PLUS coin overall, and an exceptional example for this variety.  PCGS certification# 878090.40/42969369.