1856 Proof Flying Eagle Cent
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Auction Record
- Price realized
- $70,500
- Sold
- Grade
- PR66
- Auction house
- Legend Rare Coin Auctions
Description
The 1856 Proof Flying Eagle Cent is a proof cent struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Flying Eagle Cents 1856-1858 series. No record was kept of how many 1856 cents were struck; NGC estimates 2,000 to 2,500 in all and grades every one as a proof. The obverse features a flying eagle in mid-flight, adapted from the Gobrecht dollar reverse and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing ONE CENT. Technically a pattern: the first were struck late in 1856, before Congress authorized the small cent, and more were struck for collectors over the next few years. As a proof issue, this coin was struck multiple times on specially prepared polished planchets using polished dies, producing mirror-like fields and frosted design elements. Struck in 88% copper, 12% nickel, weighing 4.67 grams, 19 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #2037.
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