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[GTG] 1858 Flying Eagle Cent *REVEALED*

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edited July 2, 2024 11:42AM in U.S. Coin Forum

I recently acquired this coin. Care to guess the PCGS grade? I'll reveal in ~24 hours. (edit: grade revealed in comment)

Any and all comments on the coin are also welcome, except from Cougar.


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    Not a cougar here so I'll go with a 66 maybe a 65, just a guess here

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    58BN

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    61

    Having fun while switching things up and focusing on a next level PCGS slabbed 1950+ type set, while still looking for great examples for the 7070.

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    MFeldMFeld ✭✭✭✭✭

    62

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    marcmoishmarcmoish ✭✭✭✭✭

    62 does seem correct to me too.

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    World67World67 ✭✭✭✭✭

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    jfriedm56jfriedm56 ✭✭✭✭✭

    61

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    DMWJRDMWJR ✭✭✭✭✭

    64

    Doug
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    64

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    MS62

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    alaura22alaura22 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    63

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    SoldiSoldi ✭✭✭✭✭

    In July 2024. It's MS 65

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    Dave99BDave99B ✭✭✭✭✭

    63

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    64

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    63+

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    ShurkeShurke ✭✭✭✭✭

    63.

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    63

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    grote15grote15 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS63



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    logger7logger7 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a gem to me, some chatter and tics that are not enough to knock it down much in grade.

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    KliaoKliao ✭✭✭✭✭

    63

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    CRHer700CRHer700 ✭✭✭✭✭

    64, I'm agreeing with @rnkmyer1 .

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    291fifth291fifth ✭✭✭✭✭

    63

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    World67World67 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Galton average is 63.07 so far.

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    couldn't decide between 58 or 62....will go 62

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    Mr_SpudMr_Spud ✭✭✭✭✭

    58+

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    62

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    58

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    58+.....just enough stray hairlines on the obverse to suggest it might have circulated very briefly

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    GRADE REVEALED IN IMAGE BELOW

    Distribution of guesses:



    My iPhone slab shots:



    Close-ups from Rick Snow's website:

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    Jacques_LoungecoqueJacques_Loungecoque ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2, 2024 1:43PM

    Interesting and I’m not really surprised.
    I could see the light rub, but I thought for sure given it was a pretty clean overall coin it’d net out at 61, maybe 62. Now that I see these other photos a lot more hits are apparent. Still think it’s a nice coin.

    @P0CKETCHANGE - are you happy with it and what you paid for it? If so, that’s all that matters in the end my brother!

    @RobertScotLover said:
    If I saw the last set of photos first I would have guessed au58ish, prior to that from viewing the TV which are a oil painting of optimism I would guessed 63ish. Another great thread proving one cannot accurately grade from a photo

    100%. I used to view TVs as the best, most ideal image of a coin. Nowadays I don’t know what to make of them and TVs tend to lead to more questions than answers. 😔

    Having fun while switching things up and focusing on a next level PCGS slabbed 1950+ type set, while still looking for great examples for the 7070.

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    Nice coin, looks 63

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    Cool machine doubling too.

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    Less than uncirculated.

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    SoldiSoldi ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well, I got the present date correct

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    mr1931Smr1931S ✭✭✭✭✭

    Choice Uncirculated, BN.

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    mr1931Smr1931S ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MapsOnFire said:
    Less than uncirculated.

    You see wear? I don't. Where on the coin do you see wear from circulation?

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    @mr1931S said:

    @MapsOnFire said:
    Less than uncirculated.

    You see wear? I don't. Where on the coin do you see wear from circulation?

    A couple places, but this is the most obvious:

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    CRHer700CRHer700 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mr1931S said:

    @MapsOnFire said:
    Less than uncirculated.

    You see wear? I don't. Where on the coin do you see wear from circulation?

    Eagle's eyebrow. I had thought it to be toning in the first picture. It is really a high end coin with potential for a MS grade.

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    mr1931Smr1931S ✭✭✭✭✭

    I wish all my slabbed coins were graded PCGS AU58.

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    The TV highlights the slight wear on the eagle's breast, which was not so clear in the first pic.

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    MFeldMFeld ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mr1931S said:
    Choice Uncirculated, BN.

    Flying Eagle cents don’t receive color designations. Neither do 1859-1864 Copper Nickel cents.

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