Flying Eagle Cents 1856-1858 Coin Guide
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FLYING EAGLE CENTS (1856-1858)
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1858 Flying Eagle Cent, Small Letters
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Flying Eagle cents have proved enormously popular over the decades, beginning with the pattern issue of 1856. It is unclear exactly how many 1856 cents were struck, but the best estimates fall in the range of 800 to as many as 1,500 pieces.
The Flying Eagle Cent was first produced as a pattern cent in 1856 and then officially produced for only two years; 1857 and 1858, but the idea of producing a smaller cent to replace the larger "Large Cent", first surfaced in 1837. Dr.
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Flying Eagle Cents (1856-1858)
Although large cents were produced in larger than ever quantities in the 1850s, they were becoming expensive to make, and the Mint sought to create a substitute.
Flying Eagle Cent: the One Cent coin struck from 1856-1858.
flyspecks: microscopic carbon spots on the surface of a coin.
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Flying Eagle Cent
The small cent, struck in 88% copper and 12% nickel, that replaced the large cent. This featured James Longacre’s reduction of the Gobrecht eagle used on the reverse of the silver dollars of 1836-1839.
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Flying Eagle Cent - Business Strike
Flying Eagle Cent - Proof
Indian Head Cent - Business Strike
Indian Head Cent - Proof
Lincoln Cent - Business Strike
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The Flying Eagle cent lasted only two years, and was replaced by the native American Princess of the Indianhead type. Today, you can buy one of the first official small cents of 1857 for about $10 or $15 in common condition.
The Flying Eagle cent had barely begun to circulate when Mint Director James Ross Snowden instructed Chief Engraver James B. Longacre to start preparing new designs, one of which would be chosen to replace it.
1856 Flying Eagle cent
1909-S VDB Lincoln cent
1955 double-die Lincoln cent
1916-D Mercury dime
Cincinnati commemorative half dollar
1804 Bust dollar (a million dollar rarity)
1893-S Morgan dollar
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1855 Flying Eagle Cent
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1010 1855 pattern cent. P-193, J-167 or 168. Rarity-4. Large Flying Eagle. Proof-64 BN (PCGS). Copper. Plain edge.
But though the Flying Eagle cents were popular, they were discontinued after 1858, possibly due to the low relief design which tended to wear down quickly. So in 1859, a new kind of small cent appeared: the Indian Head cent.
Flying Eagle Short for Flying Eagle Cent. Flying Eagle Cent The small cent, struck in 88% copper and 12% nickel, that replaced the large cent.
Back in 1857 the biggest change in the circulating coinage of the United States took place and the Flying Eagle cent was at the center of all the activity.
Indian Head Cents were produced from 1859 to 1909, while its predecessor, the Flying Eagle Cent was produced from 1857 to 1858. Just think of the history that took place during that span of time; The Civil War, invention of the automobile, etc.
Most coin collectors have seen a Flying Eagle Cent. But, who's ever heard of a "flying" Lincoln Cent ? How else can one describe the astounding error coin that I was so fortunate to acquire at an Ohio coin show in 2001?
He designed the 1856-1858 Flying Eagle cent; 1859-1909 Indian Head cent; 1864 two-cent coin; 1849-1854 Liberty Head Type I, II, and III gold dollar; 1854-1886 three-dollar gold coins; and the 1849-1907 Liberty Head Double Eagle ($20 coin).
A Flying Eagle Cent from 1858 in Good/Very Good condition is an interesting piece of history that may be valuable to you and to historians. A Copper Nickel Cent (1859-1864) in Good/Very Good condition is a great buy at $8.95.
Seldom Seen Selections: 1856 Flying Eagle Cent, Snow-5
Found Treasures: 1859 Transitional Dime
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However, pattern coins that are later selected for normal production, such as the United States 1856 Flying Eagle cent, can sometimes become sought after by other coin collectors.Pattern coins are known as 'Essais' in French.
From 1859 through 1864 the coin was made with the same copper-nickel alloy used for the Flying Eagle cent. This metal alloy was very hard and was also difficult to mint. In 1864, a decision was made to manufacture the Indian cent in a bronze alloy.
The coin was extremely worn, but I could make out that the type was the Flying Eagle Cent.
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Cupro-Nickel (or copper-nickel) - Composed of an alloy of copper and nickel, such as the U.S. Flying Eagle cents struck from 1856 thru 1858.
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Mule - a pairing of odd dies that are not suitably regarded as for instance, a two headed coin, example J-219 is a very flagrant marriage of two large flying eagle cents obverses, one with legend and one without.
An metal consisting of mostly copper, alloyed with a substantial percentage of nickel. First used to produce the Flying Eagle cent of 1856.
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The design of this pattern was then used for the Flying Eagle cent of 1856-58. As did the engraver, the important painters of the time attempted to observe nature.
We really don't know much about what happened inside ancient mints, so the process of how they determined new coins is still very much a mystery. Perhaps this coin is an example of a pattern coin, much like the US 1856 Flying Eagle Cent?
Prior to this century, these patterns were often given away or sold by the mint and legitimately worked their way into the collector market. Occasionally, patterns were released in rather large numbers such as the 1,500+ 1856 Flying Eagle cents.
 See also: Flying Eagle, Eagle, Cent, Coin, Mint
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