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1858 Flying Eagle Cent GTG-Grade Revealed

Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,783 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited January 29, 2024 1:17PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Go ahead and grade it. Extra points if you can guess any sticker(s)


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    fastfreddiefastfreddie Posts: 2,960 ✭✭✭✭✭

    67 cac

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    marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,917 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66, beaned!

    P.S. Like!!

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    erwindocerwindoc Posts: 5,425 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow!!!

    66 Rick Snow and CAC approval!

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    jughead1893jughead1893 Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66

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    scotty4449scotty4449 Posts: 718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice! 66 CAC?

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS67 with this...

    If a picture wasn't going very well I'd put a puppy dog in it, always a mongrel, you know, never one of the full bred puppies. And then I'd put a bandage on its foot... I liked it when I did it, but now I'm sick of it.
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    CryptoCrypto Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65 double sticker very nice

    11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set

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    calgolddivercalgolddiver Posts: 1,777 ✭✭✭✭✭

    lovely ... 67 with CAC and Eagle Eye seal of approval !!

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    jfriedm56jfriedm56 Posts: 3,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful. MS66 Photo and CAC. Congrats.

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    Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,783 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good guesses guys! I'll post the grade today!

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    CopperindianCopperindian Posts: 3,252 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65 - EEPS & CAC. Looks PL too & maybe from the NY hoard.

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    WalkerloverWalkerlover Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭✭

    67+ CAC

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,950 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ms65+, fwiw. nice coin as well

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice one. 66

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    CommemDudeCommemDude Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66+, CAC green bean

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    cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65 CAC Gold, Eagle Eye

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    privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65+

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    The_Dinosaur_ManThe_Dinosaur_Man Posts: 1,549 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66+ and forum approved!

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    logger7logger7 Posts: 9,702 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A nearly perfect coin, where are the grade limiting marks or other issues on this one? MS67.

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    renomedphysrenomedphys Posts: 3,944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice! PL die crack through tail feathers. I guess 65, PS, maybe CAC too. Looks to deserve it.

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    psuman08psuman08 Posts: 431 ✭✭✭✭

    65+ CAC, EE

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    redraiderredraider Posts: 351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Stunning coin! Surfaces look amazing!

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    Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,783 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Extra credit to @rnkmyer1 for the exact grade, exact sticker combo, and the NY hoard attribution. The Man knows his Flyers!

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    CryptoCrypto Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 29, 2024 1:40PM

    @Eldorado9 said:
    Extra credit to @rnkmyer1 for the exact grade, exact sticker combo, and the NY hoard attribution. The Man knows his Flyers!

    But I still win the Give away guessing correctly first, right? o:)

    I almost guess PF65 but the strike wasn’t quite there esp on the rev.

    11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set

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    Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,783 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Crypto said:

    @Eldorado9 said:
    Extra credit to @rnkmyer1 for the exact grade, exact sticker combo, and the NY hoard attribution. The Man knows his Flyers!

    But I still win the Give away guessing correctly first, right? o:)

    I almost guess PF65 but the strike wasn’t quite there esp on the rev.

    Yes Crypto, You nailed the exact grade and the two stickers first! Nicely done Buddy! I don't have a prize for this one, other than kudos!

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    privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Guessed by my practice on MyCollect. :D

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,950 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 29, 2024 2:33PM

    @Crypto said:

    @Eldorado9 said:
    Extra credit to @rnkmyer1 for the exact grade, exact sticker combo, and the NY hoard attribution. The Man knows his Flyers!

    But I still win the Give away guessing correctly first, right? o:)

    I almost guess PF65 but the strike wasn’t quite there esp on the rev.

    That's what I saw on the reverse. I couldn't go higher with the grade as much as I would have liked, jmo

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    Project NumismaticsProject Numismatics Posts: 1,876 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful example of one of the best US coin designs of all time.

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    Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,783 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Project Numismatics said:
    Beautiful example of one of the best US coin designs of all time.

    Totally agree, and I never really was a cent collector, but I gotta admit, I love Flyers.

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    Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,926 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This FE has so much going for it, well beyond the assigned grade. Great example!!!

    Dave

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    CryptoCrypto Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 29, 2024 3:53PM

    I can count on my fingers the number of excellent luster FEC I have seen. I feel any coin like the OPs should be graded on a different scale. I bet it would star at NGC

    Edited to add one of the nicer coins posted recently. You get the kudos @Eldorado9

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    WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 10,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Late to the party but, man, I love the smooth surfaces and mellow toning!! <3

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 29, 2024 8:30PM

    @Eldorado9 said:
    @psuman08 , @renomedphys , @privatecoin , @cheezhead , @johnny9434 , @rnkmyer1 @Crypto All solid graders! Everyone else who guessed a bit high, your still pretty accurate, as the coin looks better than 65 to me! Thanks for playing!

    Description from Rick Snow:

    Outstanding prooflike and fully struck. It looks like a proof. This is from the New York hoard of superb gem prooflike Flying Eagle cents that were acquired by New Netherlands coin in New York City in the 1950's. This is from direct conversations in the 1990's with John Ford, who handled the deal. They sold them as Proofs back then, although the value was under $10. Today they are regarded and outstanding MS pieces. The diagnostic is the die crack from the tail, through the final A to the rim. At least one example of these dies is graded as a Proof.

    My first impression was that this FE is possibly a proof. I guessed MS67 but I think it should have at least gotten MS66 considering it's razor-sharp strike. Beautiful piece.

    If a picture wasn't going very well I'd put a puppy dog in it, always a mongrel, you know, never one of the full bred puppies. And then I'd put a bandage on its foot... I liked it when I did it, but now I'm sick of it.
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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,519 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Damn that’s nice!!! 🥰

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