Been trying to upgrade this variety for 10 years

abuell

The average grade of my Fugio collection is right at VF 35. My N. 1-L has been a crappy G6 for the last 10 years. It's a R-6 variety, but I have had my chances and always seem to have been the bridesmaid - tonight I finally pulled it off thanks to eBay. It's in a PCGS F 15, but from the pics I grade it a VF 20.link

mbbiker

congrats, looks like a nice coin. (how many varieties are there in fuigo cents)

Pushkin

Congratulations,

Nice catch - those Fugio cents are fantastic coins. Your's seems to have a real nice surface from the photo, with VF detail.
I'm still looking for my "ideal" Fugio.

abuell

Currently there are 60 known varieties - 6 of which are unique. I'm stuck at 48, but I have been able to do about 3-4 upgrades per year.

Dave99B

Very nice - congrats!

Mrpawn

I have always wanted one of these but for some reason have not yet stepped up to the plate. One of these days soon I hope to gain the knowledge that will allow me to get a nice one too. (At this point one decent one will be good enough for me). Any suggestions on an affordable "Type" to look for?

Jr

abuell

Mrpawn-

That really depends on what 'affordable' is - It can mean very different things to different people. Thanks to the Bank of New York hoard high grade (AU-UNC) examples are readily available for about 6 of the 60 known varieties. Expect to pay $1000-$2000 for AU to Unc examples of those varieties.