Anyone know how many 1855 Flying Eagle Cents were made?

earlwbollinger · October 20, 2004 8:51AM

Does anyone know how many 1855 Flying Eagle cents were struck?
I just discovered that the mint had made some of these on different kinds of planchettes and was curious.
Before this I had no idea there were some 1855 FE's that were made.
I assume they were all special test strikes for testing and show and tell stuff.
Rick Snow has two of them here one PCGS and NCG graded coins.
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boiler78 · October 20, 2004 9:42AM

Probably in the area of 300-400. There were several different alloys used and some of the compositions are thought to be quite rare. If you are serious about a large Flying eagle cent I would recommend one of the 1854 varieties which are considerably rarer and sell for about the same price.

earlwbollinger · October 20, 2004 11:07AM

Wow! 1854 FE's in large cent format.
I still learn new stuff everyday.

Conder101 · October 21, 2004 2:40AM

The 1854 and 55 flying eagles are closer to half cent size.

RKKay · October 21, 2004 2:52AM

They are very common, but extremely popular. They appear in nearly every major auction. A nice 65 can be had for $3,000 to $3,500.

Anyone know how many 1855 Flying Eagle Cents were made?

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