Question on Flying Eagle Cent

ajia

I have an FE cent that is flat on the rev.
Can't see line indicating filing or milling, any ideas?
I would think there would be some sort of impression of the rev. if the coin had gone through the regular minting process.....right?

Shamika

I've seen some very weak strikes, but I don't think that is the case here. Considering their is no mintmark for Flying eagles, I suspect this coin would grade if submitted.

Looks like plain old wear although it's a bit unusual for it to be mostly on one side.

mgoodm3

pocket piece?

ormandh

What is the thickness and weight? -Dan

ajia

Dan,

Don't have access to a way to weigh the coin....might just go to the P.O. to weigh!?

It does look a bit thinner than a regular FE, but not much.

Could be just wear, but it looks & feels FLAT, I would think that if it was wear there would be some lumps(?)

mrfred

My theory: it was used (for years) to hold up a leg on a wobbling table. The owner used chewing gum to stick it to the bottom of the table leg and the other side (the reverse) suffered years of wear as the table got moved around when cleaning. A saloon, maybe.

ajia

WOW, lots of history to this coin.

Who would of thunk it!

ychange

i have a FE that is also noticeably more worn on one side than the other, though not as badly as yours, and reversed, with an obv. that is G-4 at best, and a rev. that is F-15+. the coin has unsightly and fatal (even if going for a P-O1 grade later after years as a pocket piece) hits/gashes about it. the hits are all the same though, as if made by the same "thing" at high speed or great force a couple times in it's life, while spending the rest of the time shuffling and sliding around on only one side.

a worn, old, disregarded or lost penny, which spent the good part of it's later life on the ground, around/on/in some sort of machinery, out of sight for many years. shake-a, shake-a, shake-a, like on a train or bus, fallen through the cracks, after already being an 'old' cent.

really like your piece though, great character, i'm sure it has some story that will never be known.

it would be neat to see it in a P-01 holder someday, once the obv has spent some time as a pocket piece, the rev is a lock 0-0 already.