Just Completed a Set of 1857 Flying Eagle Clashed Dies, Including the Lowest Graded.

Pushkin

I purchased an 1857 Snow-7 Obverse with Clashed Die (with Liberty $20) today to complete my set. The others are the 1857 Snow-8 Reverse Clashed Die (with Seated 25 cent) and the 1857 Snow-9 Obverse Clashed Die (with Seated 50 cent).

The 1857 Snow-7 is the rarest (about 20 known - some say up to 45) and the lowest graded, an AG.

For a collector of strange, weird, unusual, and offbeat FEs/IHCs, this is the culmination of a long and difficult search. A search that not many collectors undertake, let alone care about.
The Snow-8 is a MS-60/62 and the Snow-9 is a F-15.

BUT (drum roll) - excuse the lack of humility (we gotta get our drum rolls when we can).

I have one that is the "lowest graded" Snow-7 - which makes it unique, in a strange sort of way.

Thank you for your attention.

Placid

Whats next?

Pushkin

Placid,

Not sure - need to find something really strange, any ideas?

Placid

How about a set of off center lincolns?

Pushkin

No,

It has to be something with FEs/IHCs - I don't want to expand my ignorance beyond its current limits. Maybe some patterns, or off center IHCs.

goose3

Now that is Cool!
post some pics of each one if you would!

i'd like to see PCGS add them as optional's in the registry.
now you need some 1857 DDO's!

RGL

Pushkin has shared some pix with me ... they are indeed neat coins and to have a set, perhaps unique. Way to go!

shylock

Congrats Pushkin, that's a unique 3-coin variety set. I think you should now find the coins they were clashed with!

braddick

I get it, and I'm proud of you.
That's one terrific accomplishment.

dorkkarl

dude, congrat's, that is actually one heckuva niche! have you ever talked to larry briggs about those? he knows a lot about those.