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1857 Flying Eagle. Attribution?

lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭
I'm not very experienced at attributing FE's. I have Rick's latest guides but I'm struggling with this one.

Anyone here good at this? The prominent CCW doubling runs through OF AMERICA and at the date and rear of right wing. Nothing on the left obverse.

FWIW, the coin isn't mine. It's a customer's. I just shot the images.
Lance.

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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,174 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The date area looks more like a shelf, indicating die bounce to me, rather than a doubled die.
    Not sure about the lettering though.
    Cool coin regardless!

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    winkywinky Posts: 1,671 ✭
    Nice Eagle.
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    ebaybuyerebaybuyer Posts: 2,984 ✭✭✭
    very nice piece
    regardless of how many posts I have, I don't consider myself an "expert" at anything
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    SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,209 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gorgeous images!!
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    FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,270 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Gorgeous images!! >>



    Yeah, those are nice.
    Nice coin too!
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    BigDowgieBigDowgie Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭✭
    I vote strike doubling and not a DDO.
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    lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,492 ✭✭✭
    one very sweet example
    <<< in tha strike doubled crowd
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    LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    be careful with the series. it notorious for strike/machine doubling (as are other series). usually it is found on 1/4-1/3 of the coin devices if it is there. this helps to diagnose.
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    goldengolden Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice!
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    fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    beautiful Eagle Cent.

    I vote not a ddo.

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    ldhairldhair Posts: 7,462 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coin. Great image.
    Larry

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    DRUNNERDRUNNER Posts: 3,946 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have come back to this image three times today . . .just because it is superb. Appears to my untrained eye to be the strike doubling common to the FE series . . . . but wow, what imaging.

    Oh . . . keep the shiny side up Lance.

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    DRUNNERDRUNNER Posts: 3,946 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Double post . . . . .

    Sorry
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    PipestonePetePipestonePete Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Damn...that is a beautifully designed coin.
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    TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
    yes. MD

    Strong, but still MD
    Frank

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,965 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful Flyer!

    It's better than the one I have.
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    cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 8,075 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A strike-doubled knockout.
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