1857 Flying Eagle, Better chance of straight grade?
HenryO
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Thanks for everyone's input on the 1858 FE. Not quite as good a strike on this 57, but thinking it may be a better candidate for submission. 55-58?
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The obverse looks AU55 by current standards but the reverse looks more like XF45/AU50. Do you really need to spend the money on slabbing it? It is likely to be an easy sale as a raw coin for album collectors.
Looks like it's got good original surfaces. Thhis 1867 has the high relief reverse which may be the cause for the weak strike on the left wreath. I'm thinking that this is the reason that they lowered the relief in '58 on most of the small letters variety and some of the large lettered ones that year.
That's a nice looking FE cent. The obverse looks to be AU, but the reverse looks to have much more wear. It's still really nice.
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Sounds like some good advice I will seriously consider. Thank you.
I forgot to reply to your original question of the straight grade chances, and yes I think this one would garner a much greater chance of a straight grade than your 1858. I do believe the reverse weakness is more due to a poor strike and not so much from wear.
nice coin... Same comment on the other you posted. Great type coin for an album... I think it is better than the one I currently have in my old Whitman type set
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That is a very nice FE cent, for an album IMO. Sure, it would likely straight grade, so if it is special to you, go ahead. Cheers, RickO
Without knowing one's cost for this coin, I couldn't say whether to have it graded or not. If PCGS found the weak reverse to be just that, a weak strike the coin might garner an AU grade which recently has sold in the $300+ range according to CoinFacts and if they decide it to be XF45 then that grade still has sold recently for $200+ range, again according to CoinFacts. So your total cost of the coin's purchase or gift would be the deciding factor to grade or not to grade. Minimum $50 to have graded.
Very attractive coin. Don't think you would have a problem selling it either way, raw or slabbed. JMO
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Coin is a 45 imo. I'd sell it raw and save the fees
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@HenryO - Are you asking for selling purposes? Or are you keeping it in your collection? Either way, slabbing this one is not necessary unless you want a slabbed FE - it obviously isn't a counterfeit, or a variety, and the coin stands on it's own merit. It's at least a very nice XF45 net grade FE.
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Thanks Steve. I was actually thinking of selling it and the 1858. It sounds like they both would be better off sold raw.
If you want to sell it I don’t think you would have any difficulty selling it unslabbed on the BST.
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really nice flying eagle.
makes me happy and a bit jealous to think back then, someone could go to the bank and get rolls of these and therefor have handfuls in this condition and better!