1857 Flying Eagle Cent Penny, Collector Type Coin #A07

Description

FLYING EAGLE CENTS
1857 EAGLE 1C
Coin Specifications
Category:
Flying Eagle Cents (1856-1858)
Mint:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
17,450,000
Obverse Designer:
James B. Longacre
Reverse Designer:
James B. Longacre
Composition:
Copper-Nickel
Weight:
4.6700g
Diameter:
19mm
Edge:
Plain
As the first issue of small cents for circulation, the 1857 Flying Eagle Cents were coined in huge numbers for the period. Examples are thus quite common in worn condition and fairly plentiful in Mint State, as well.
Most pieces are less than fully struck. Weakness most often appears on the eagle's head and tail, as these features were opposite the wreath and thus had to compete its die cavity for metal fill.
This date is notable for its many popular varieties. A small number of 1857 cents were coined with an obverse die or dies taken from the hub Type of 1856. These are recognizable by the squared inside of the O in OF and by the sharply tilted letters AM in AMERICA.
Three intriguing die-clash varieties are known in which the obverse came came into contact with dies of the quarter dollar, half dollar or double eagle. The most often seen of these is the half dollar clash.
Several doubled-die and repunched date varieties are also known for this issue. The great number of dies required to coin over 17 million pieces made such varieties nearly inevitable.
Nice and original 1857 Flying Eagle Cent,
recently purchased from a large estate collection in which I bought the entirety of because of the originality and rarity of the coins which have not seen the light of day in over four decades! None of these coins have ever been sent to grading, and I refuse to mess with the grading services, so truth be told...Some of these coins are grand slams! No reserves and fast, free shipping as always!