Flying Eagle Cents 🦅

Copperindian · July 2, 2025 3:10PM

Sneak preview follows below. I’m selling my FE PR Complete Variety Registry Set. The proposed announcement ad is here, subject to a couple minor edits. It will run in greysheet, CAC newsletter, the Numismatist & perhaps a few others. I’ll also start a thread with the title “The Saga of Selling a Rare PCGS Registry Set”.

Feel free to let me know what you think. Thanks!

DMWJR · July 2, 2025 3:30PM

Following ....

jfriedm56 · July 2, 2025 5:00PM

Great looking graphics Ken. This should certainly stir up interest. Best of luck to you in your next venture. Zack.

alaura22 · July 2, 2025 6:50PM

Not auction?

2ndCharter · July 2, 2025 7:10PM

Guess I know one dealer table I will definitely visit at next month's ANA.

Copperindian · July 2, 2025 10:46PM

@alaura22: no auction for this group Mike. I think they’re pretty obscure to most but a small group of collectors. I picked Paradime for their marketing expertise + wealth of contacts. Plus, as a small dealer, they have the ability to formulate a presentation that’s specific & best fits this special set of coins.

Twobitcollector · July 3, 2025 3:05AM

redraider · July 3, 2025 12:12PM

Good Luck! They are beauties!

alaura22 · July 3, 2025 2:10PM

@Copperindian
Ken, absolutely the right move. Seeing what happened with the re-sale on some of the Blay collection recently at auction. You never know who will show up and with those coins it's not worth the risk
Good luck

Copperindian · July 17, 2025 8:36AM

I have updated flyers/ad placements for my FE PR Registry set sale taking place on the Paradime Coins website on September 1st. I’m also starting a thread about the set, including a description & photos of all 9 coins on or about August 1st.

I welcome any comments or questions. PM’s also OK!

Coins3675 · July 17, 2025 11:38AM

That is an impressive set @Copperindian! How long did that set take to build?

Copperindian · July 17, 2025 1:11PM

@Coins3675 said:
That is an impressive set @Copperindian! How long did that set take to build?

Thanks! More than 3 years. I can’t really improve on it much as there’s so few of these available. So, time to sell & reload for something else. The thrill of the hunt never goes away! Besides, I think coins like these should be shared.

Coins3675 · July 17, 2025 1:33PM

That took some impressive dedication to build for 3 years!

Copperindian · July 17, 2025 2:27PM

@Coins3675 said:
That took some impressive dedication to build for 3 years!

And some luck & being in the right place @ the right time! The S-1 was a cherrypick @ ANA by a collector friend of mine. The S-2 was being sold by an antique & collector’s dealer on his Instagram page. The S-3 was sold by Rick Snow after he didn’t get the upgrade to 65 he hoped for. The S-4 was also sold by Eagle Eye; the seller was a generalist. The S-5, S-9 & 1857 were sold by a collector when he retired his set. The SL was involved in a swap with a fellow collector. Finally, the LL was poorly depicted in a HA auction.
But, you’re right & it was still tough to put it together.

Copperindian · July 28, 2025 9:21AM

Announcement: Paradime Coins has put a banner up on their website this AM:

They have included information about each coin in the set & instructions for getting future emails about the sale, which takes place through their website (www.paradimecoins.com) on September 1, 2025. They have further put out flyers on CAC, Greysheet, The Numismatist, Coin World & other related publications. The nine coins will also be displayed @ the World’s Fair of Money in Oklahoma City on August 20-23.

DMWJR · July 28, 2025 9:49AM

Best of luck! It is a beautiful set!

Copperindian · November 6, 2025 9:28AM

NEWP:

New obv slab pic with the green bean.

OLDP:

These make for a nice companion pair - 1857 & 1858 FE’s both with the foam gasket insert to keep the coin from rattling in the rattler. I don’t see these “Foamies” very much anymore. The OLDP has the updated pic of the coin with the EEPS. It also correctly indicates it’s the SL type - back in rattler days they didn’t distinguish between SL & LL. The label has the LL ID#, which was the only one used at that time.

jfriedm56 · November 6, 2025 10:55AM

@Copperindian, Ken, nor did they distinguish the two through the OGH era as this small date 1858 uses the same coin designation as yours (2019), for the large date. Zack.

Copperindian · November 6, 2025 11:20AM

@jfriedm56:

Good info Zack - I wasn’t sure when they started distinguishing between the two. It has to be with the early blue tags.
Ken

Copperindian · January 17, 2026 8:23AM

FUN show NEWP:

As FE’s are my favorite series, I’m always on the lookout (although passively these days as I own so many)!
This one, though? An abject beauty with stunning luster & exceptional eye appeal. Marks are nominal (as an aside, the “chatter” in the lower obv field are die file marks, not hairlines).
Unusual, too, is the gold bean - seldom seen on FE’s at this grade level & higher. I have no plans to upgrade this coin, which is surely undergraded.

redraider · January 25, 2026 3:45PM

New pickup here…..
I have a Judd 198 (same coin with Large Letters obverse) that I had as part of my 12 piece 1858 set, but this is the true entry for that set.

A non-CAC NGC PF64 just sold for an astounding $7930.

Legacy · January 25, 2026 5:35PM

Part of the George's Legacy Everyman Set.

Copperindian · March 24, 2026 11:42AM

Pretty Bird Flyer:

Great eye appeal & solid for the grade (but it’s not a 66). I do have a 66 that deserves a + grade but it’s failed 3 times so I’m done trying. I have a collector friend that wants it so I just might give in & sell it. Anticipating I might do that, I bought this one to replace it.
Aside: this is the first post in two months in this great thread. Where have all the FE collectors flown?

Copperindian · March 28, 2026 8:25AM

Breakthrough coin:

Why “breakthrough”? For umpteen years, this ultra rare variety showed a single AU58 in the pop (no MS examples). Next were 2 XF45 examples (I owned 1 of them until a recent sale). This coin rates #2 behind that 58.
It’s truly stunning, with a clear $20 outline & surfaces befitting the grade. JMO - but it further has really nice eye appeal.
It was submitted to CAC recently & declined. My guess the reason was evidence of a light wipe underneath the even chocolate BN patina from decades ago. As an aside, none of the other 3 coins cited above have been CAC approved either. I will submit @ the upcoming CS show to obtain the EEPS.
Finally, here’s the TV; I think the coin is more fairly depicted above:

Copperindian · March 29, 2026 12:15PM

Regarding the S-7 in the above post, there are only 53 examples graded in the PCGS pop. Most of those are up to & including VF35 (2 there).
The top 5:

1 XF40
2 XF45
1 AU53 (the one above)
1 AU58.

Copperindian · July 20, 2026 11:33AM

Where have all the flyers gone? At the summer FUN show, I walked the entire bourse & saw very few in dealer’s cases. There’s very little auction activity either. This is not a series that sees a lot of action to begin with, but this is the quietest period I can recall. This thread was buried on page 25!
But for all those that took the time to read this, I’ll post a trio of special ones - thanks for looking!

Sunshine Rare Coins · July 20, 2026 1:19PM

Maybe they flew away?

Copperindian · July 20, 2026 3:11PM

@Sunshine Rare Coins said:
Maybe they flew away?

And maybe they’re lurking

DMWJR · July 20, 2026 4:50PM

I’m the consummate lurker … for 1858 FE/IND patterns lol

jfriedm56 · July 20, 2026 5:12PM

@Copperindian, quite the rare and attractive trio Ken. One of my favorite series and not an easy or inexpensive one to upgrade.
I’ll repost some that I’ve shown in the past to generate some interest.
Post ‘em if you got ‘em.
Zack.

Steven59 · July 20, 2026 11:20PM

I did manage to fill up the second page of a blank cent Dansco......

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This was the first page I posted on the 1st page of this thread when it initialy started.....

Steven59 · July 20, 2026 11:43PM

An 8 coin "lot" of eagles I won on ebay............

Copperindian · July 21, 2026 8:00AM

@jfriedm56: nice examples Zack (aka Capt Commem)! Maybe I’ll post a few more; nice to see this thread get some action.
Ken

Copperindian · July 21, 2026 8:35AM

The die clash trio from 1857:

The S-7 is the toughest; the highest graded is a AU58; this coin is 2nd highest!

This S-8 is tied for finest known!

The S-9 is “easiest” to find among the three. Pop is 9/3 (I did own one of the “3” but liked this one better).

Copperindian · July 21, 2026 8:37AM

@DMWJR: still looking Doug? Save me some crumbs….
Ken

DMWJR · July 21, 2026 1:03PM

Ha, I haven’t been looking recently but I should. You know I have the #1 1858 12 piece pattern set. I also have the complete Eliasberg 12 pc original set. Stewart never had it, he just claimed he did. But sine the original set in the 1990’s, I’ve been able to put it back together.

Copperindian · July 21, 2026 3:16PM

@DMWJR: Just completed my set - #3 all time behind yours & Mark’s (boiler 78). Still looking to improve it though.

Copperindian · July 22, 2026 4:44PM

Before this thread “flies” off into the sunset (again), how about some top pops:

1/0

2/0

3/0

2/0

1/0

2/0

1/0

lkenefic · July 22, 2026 9:18PM

Copperindian · July 24, 2026 9:44AM

Toned FE’s:

rooksmith · July 26, 2026 10:55AM

@BillJones said:

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.

I completely agree. I have a bunch of "Indian Head" Cents but always wanted to collect the "Flying Eagle". I think I have one in my Dansco 7070, and its really worn and brown. Not a good example. I would love to see this design make a comeback on the Cent.

Copperindian · July 26, 2026 8:13PM

@rooksmith:
The 1856 FE’s Bill referred to are a different “animal” - not many & very tough (especially quality ones). There are plenty of nice & affordable 1857’s & 1858’s.

Lakesammman · July 27, 2026 1:15PM

J187a, MS64. Paid way too much for it - Stewart Blay and a friend of his ran me up on the bidding just for sport.

Copperindian · July 27, 2026 1:56PM

@Lakesammman: isn’t that the only one? Thanks for posting!
Yes, Stewart; miss him! I recall him being concerned about being a live bidder during the auctions as he feared he would be run up. He asked Tony Terranova to bid for him; except everyone knew he was bidding for Stewart!

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