Flying Eagle Cents 🦅
Flying Eagle Cents are cool.
+New eagle & wreath
+New metal composition
+New denomination size
+1856 “pattern” coins
+Short-lived series
I own only one, this 1858 Large Letters AU58 CAC example—
Share one (or more) of yours, if you wish.
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I only own one example as well, this is in an old small white ANACS holder as AU58, although I feel it would likely downgrade if sent in today. Photo by Mark Goodman.
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My one FEC for type - 1858 Large Letters MS62 w/ Eagle Eye Photo Seal, will be heading to CAC soon
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I’ve shown it before. Sorry if you’ve seen it. For those of you who haven’t:
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My favorites coin from my personal collection
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Mr_Spud
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Always liked the Eagle flying on the obverse.
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NGC 64 CAC/EEPS. I need to get better images of it. Bought it for the color, in spite of the weak strike on the reverse.
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@ThePennyLady said:
My favorites coin from my personal collectionAbsolutely beautiful Proof 63-‘56 Flying Eagle. Love them as much as you do!
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Some great Flying Eagle cents here... especially the proofs.... Been meaning to get one.... Cheers, RickO
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I only have this raw 1858 in a 2x2. I do hope to acquire one closer to MS in the future. Good strikes seem elusive in the circulation issues (non proof), but that is a common issue with new series coins. The Mint tends to have problems in the beginning on a new series coins.
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The 1856 Flying Eagle Cents that were posts here are really nice. The few times that I did some "tire kicking" I was really disappointed with the quality of the pieces I saw.
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Very nice looking Flying Eagles being posted. This might be my next series I start.
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@P0CKETCHANGE said:
Flying Eagle Cents are cool.
+New eagle & wreath
+New metal composition
+New denomination size
+1856 “pattern” coins
+Short-lived seriesI own only one, this 1858 Large Letters AU58 CAC example—
Share one (or more) of yours, if you wish.That distinctive die crack should not go unremarked!
For some reason, I immediately thought "en guarde" as if it were an epee extended.
Great thread. Have never owned one of these.
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@Catbert said:
@P0CKETCHANGE said:
Flying Eagle Cents are cool.
+New eagle & wreath
+New metal composition
+New denomination size
+1856 “pattern” coins
+Short-lived seriesI own only one, this 1858 Large Letters AU58 CAC example—
Share one (or more) of yours, if you wish.That distinctive die crack should not go unremarked!
For some reason, I immediately thought "en guarde" as if it were an epee extended.
Great thread. Have never owned one of these.
It's not a half and it's not EAC but you should remedy that situation!
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@lermish said:
@Catbert said:
@P0CKETCHANGE said:
Flying Eagle Cents are cool.
+New eagle & wreath
+New metal composition
+New denomination size
+1856 “pattern” coins
+Short-lived seriesI own only one, this 1858 Large Letters AU58 CAC example—
Share one (or more) of yours, if you wish.That distinctive die crack should not go unremarked!
For some reason, I immediately thought "en guarde" as if it were an epee extended.
Great thread. Have never owned one of these.
It's not a half and it's not EAC but you should remedy that situation!
OMG - it's an alien life form!
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PR61 if I recall correctly. But nicely toned for a CuNi coin.
OINK
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Pop 1/0. SL High Leaves. MS66
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1857 S-9 MS65. Beauteous.
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Another with a clash. S-7
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Nice clash on this one with lots of detail. Graded or raw?
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This one’s in my set. Weak on the right side but @ XF45 it’s one of the top ones graded by PCGS.
Ex: Wright Flyer Collection.
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@rnkmyer1 thanks for resurrecting this thread because I love this series and the coins you posted are stunning.
Here are slab shots of the coin I shared in my original post. Looks like a 62 to these eyes but what do I know.
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@POCKETCHANGE: thanks for your kudos! One of my collector friends tells me 58+ is the current “hot” & coveted grade. Maybe as good as a 62 even. Love the crack!
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@rnkmyer1 said:
@POCKETCHANGE: thanks for your kudos! One of my collector friends tells me 58+ is the current “hot” & coveted grade. Maybe as good as a 62 even. Love the crack!Yes, I actually once sent it to PCGS for a “plus only” Reconsideration. It didn’t upgrade but I might keep trying as it’s a very scarce grade for this series in general, not to mention with a CAC sticker.
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Since I posted a S-7 & S-9, I think I should include my S-8. Another one I acquired from the awesome Wright Flyer Collection (thanks Doug)!
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Some beautiful coins posted!
After much searching I found this AU58 on eBay around 14 years ago:
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From slabbed to raw the easy way.
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Cool thread! One of my favorite coin designs.
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Raining Crayons
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What an absolutely phenomenal Flying Eagle set you have @rnkmyer1. Not for this thread, but i believe you have (had) phenomenal Indian cents as well! What a great eye!!!!!!
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Nicknamed this one “Foamy” - don’t often see these anymore! EEPS was added after I bought it.
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@winesteven: huge compliment coming from you Steve! THANKS!
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I hope to find one of these in circulation someday. If I did, it would be the oldest coin I have found.
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Although I don’t own one this is my favorite coin design. Love seeing these beautiful examples.
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When I first saw this coin, it was in a PR63 holder. PCGS first had to approve it then designate it for what it is: 1858 SL S-PR1 High Leaves. While there are MS SL High Leaves, there were no PR’s. They did so & it’s now a pop 1/0. This is the first “discovery” coin for me & there is a certain excitement about that. Then PCGS had to include its unique # for inclusion in Registry. Not an easy process, but they got it done.
I am aware of two others that are not designated. I have a 64+ in my FE PR Complete variety set. I acquired that one out of Don Kelley’s transit set after I owned this one.
I have no plans to designate that at this time. I know the other owner & he has indicated he has no such plans either.
Rick Snow believes there may be 10 of these at a maximum. He describes this as having medium mirrors with a great strike. His PDS rating is (13:4,4,5). There are just enough marks to give it a 63; none are distracting. And, as Rick says, it makes a great coin affordable.
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Unfortunately my recently submitted 1857 Flying Eagle cent came back Genuine
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@rnkmyer1 said:
Trailblazer
When I first saw this coin, it was in a PR63 holder. PCGS first had to approve it then designate it for what it is: 1858 SL S-PR1 High Leaves. While there are MS SL High Leaves, there were no PR’s. They did so & it’s now a pop 1/0. This is the first “discovery” coin for me & there is a certain excitement about that. Then PCGS had to include its unique # for inclusion in Registry. Not an easy process, but they got it done.
I am aware of two others that are not designated. I have a 64+ in my FE PR Complete variety set. I acquired that one out of Don Kelley’s transit set after I owned this one.
I have no plans to designate that at this time. I know the other owner & he has indicated he has no such plans either.
Rick Snow believes there may be 10 of these at a maximum. He describes this as having medium mirrors with a great strike. His PDS rating is (13:4,4,5). There are just enough marks to give it a 63; none are distracting. And, as Rick says, it makes a great coin affordable.Did you buy this coin attributed as a proof? It used to reside in an NGC MS63 holder and it sold at Stacks last year, with a very premium bid!
I have a SL high leaves proof in PF64+ (CAC & Photoseal) as well. I also have an MS65+ NGC (CAC & Photoseal) that is misattributed. It is a proof.
Rick has it pegged as a proof when you look up the Photoseal info.https://www.indiancent.com/photoseal/?ps_query=6058643-002&submit_query=Lookup
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