Back from the Whitman Show - Coin Purchases

Back from the Baltimore Whitman Show.
The show was a bit thinner than it used to be before COVID.
But there were still several hundred dealers.

My purchases were in two parts, currency and coins.
(Currency will be posted in the Paper Money Forum)
Someone in US Numismatics has changed the status of Fugio Coppers from a Contract Issue to a US Coin (see your Red Book).
Suddenly that meant I had to get one for my US Type Set.
So here it is:


And I also wanted an 1811 Half Cent, variety C-2, that didn't have the die break (an early die state).
I already have the 4-Star die break and the 2-Star is WAY TOO pricey for me.
Here it is (the off-white areas are on the slab; now I have to remember to clean the slabs before taking pictures):

 

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Awesome man! Great example of Colonial Coins. I just Love the Fugio's and once found one while Metal Detecting.

 

Both great examples @kanga!

I remember that one..https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=383569&SearchTerms=fugio

 

That Fugio cent is wonderful!

 

Both coins are nice for their grades.

The weakness on the left side of the 1811 half cent reverse legend area is normal. The color and surfaces are good. Many of the planchets used for the 1811 half cents were literally the bottom of the barrel. The mint director did like half cents and wanted to use up the last of the planchets the mint had on hand. The mint would not issue another half cent until 1825.

 

Beautiful Fugio! I'm glad you found some of what you were looking for.

 

I agree the show was less than usual. Nice pick ups

 

The Fugio is ever better. It’s one of Club Rays varieties.

 

Very nice, especially the Fugio. I expect to be up and around for the next one.

 

@kanga, your quite nice Fugio looks to be the Newman 4-E variety (Also known as W-6685). Rarity URS-10 (250 to 499 known). Here's a photo of the 4-E from the following website:

varslab.com/fugio.html



From Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins:

Newman 4 Obverse: (Club) "Ray close to lower part of cinquefoil before 1 in 1787 but does not touch. O above S."

Newman E Reverse: "Letters punched very deeply into the die. W does not touch D in UNITED. O is irregular on right side. Right side of N is thin. Cinquefoil on label under left foot of N."

 

I would just like to say a big 'DOH!". I took another look at the label on the Fugio and it says 4-E right on it. What a doofus!

 

I've done this before with halves. Although I have found 2 now that pcgs had gotten wrong in the label. So you should always double check that when buying. And one was a key coin they got wrong. The 1807 small stars. They had it as a large stars.

 

Nice purchases, Kanga. The club rays Fugio is very nice. Took me a long time to find one Iliked in the right price range.