1 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper/Nickel

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Denomination:

1 Cent

Metal:

Copper

Nickel

State:

USA (1776 - )

Issue year(s):

1856-1858

Catalog reference:

KM-85 (1)

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 2015-03-05
1856. PCGS graded Proof 63. A popular key date. Well struck and reddish-brown. Only 2000 struck. A bold example of the most advantageous middle-range Proof grade for a collector. Its high degree of broad-spinning surface luster pulses beneath the toned highlights. Nicely struck, too, as one wo ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1856. . Snow-3. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck with nice even toning. No center dot on the reverse. Extremely rare in Mint State. A solid strike in all regards. Moreover, the satiny surfaces are balanced with natural toning atop the luster, the strike is as we said clear-cut, while the eye app ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-01
1858. Small letters. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Lightly toned. This is an aesthetically pleasing example with dominant honey-gold color (PCGS # 2020) Estimated Value $700 - 750 Categories: Flying Eagle Cents

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-01
1858. Small letters. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. A brilliant untoned example. It is attested to by some historians that Longacre modeled his flying eagle design on Gobrect's earlier Silver Dollar eagle. A handsome coin! (PCGS # 2020) Estimated Value $700 - 750 Categories: Flying Eagle Cents

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1858. Large letters. PCGS graded MS-62. CAC Approved. Lightly toned. Noticeably larger letters in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on this variety than on the Small Letters 1858. Select Mint State with luster (PCGS # 2019) Estimated Value $500 - 550 Categories: Flying Eagle Cents

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1857. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. A brilliant well struck example. Choice. Attractive. Designed by James B. Longacre. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 2016) Estimated Value $700 - 750 Categories: Flying Eagle Cents

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