1 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper/Nickel

Metal:
Issue year(s):
1856-1858

Catalog reference:

Flying Eagle Penny (1856-1858)

Designer – Engraver: James B Longacre
Metal Composition: 88% Copper – 12% Nickel
Diameter: 19 mm
Mass / Weight: 4.67 grams

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-02
1856. PCGS graded Proof 64. Only 1,500 believed to exist today. Popular key date. Lovely toning on both sides. Many Proof examples of the elusive 1856 Flying Eagle show dull or non-existent mirrors in the fields. This piece, however, is more nicely mirrored and the rims are strongly defined, l ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-05
1858 Flying Eagle Cent. Small letters. NGC graded MS-65. Nice golden toning. A bright and gleaming gem whose cartwheel luster seems poised to spread like a Fourth of July pinwheel, plus we find a touch of beautiful patina which sets the theme for this well struck coin, especially on the revers ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-05
1856 Flying Eagle Cent. PCGS graded Proof 61. Well struck and evenly toned a medium reddish-brown. Only 2000 struck. The key date in the small cent series. In typical bureaucratic fashion, the government's sudden approval of a statute to alter the amalgam of the Cent in 1856 left Mint Director ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-05
1858, 8 over 7. PCGS graded MS-63. Accompanied by an Eagle Eye certificate. A popular Red Book variety. One of the choicer examples of this very popular overdate. One must look carefully to find any imperfections. This coin has an even light tan tone. A small area between the wing and the I in ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-05
1857. PCGS graded Proof 62 Cameo. A well struck example with plenty of flashy mirror surfaces and contrasting frosty devices. A Premium Quality razor-sharp example with lots of eye-appeal. Only 485 Proofs struck. Whenever the reader comes across our term "Premium Quality" it means that the gra ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-05
1856 Flying Eagle S-1 PCGS graded Genuine Proof. Approximately 1,500 struck. Our grade is sharpness of PR45. The surface is somewhat granular which has the tendency to mute the main legends and devices which, however, are wholly present. Mint designer-engraver James Barton Longacre reworked Go ...
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Variations of 1 cent copper coins of USA   One cent copper coins, commonly referred to as "pennies," have been minted in various designs and compositions throughout the history of the United States. Here are some notable variations:Large Cents (1793-1857): The United States Mint initially produced large cents, which were about the size of a modern half dollar. These coins featured vari ...

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1923-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck with the head nearly full. Close examination suggests this is a full head. Lightly toned around the edges. A nice origin ...

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1919-S. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. A very popular key date. Light hint of gold tone on the obverse. A well struck near-Gem that has deep silvery mint frost from center to periphery. A few ...

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1876. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Blast white Gem Cameo Proof. Only 1,260 struck. The Twenty-cent piece, sometimes called a "double dime," had a brief appearance in the fourth quarter of the 19t ...
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