Lot 1024
1856 Flying Eagle Cent. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Scarce in mint state. Very attractive deep golden brown to copper-tan with appreciable cartwheel luster on the satiny surfaces. A boldly made example of what is surely the most illustrious 19th century small cent issue of them all. There are few collectors today (or in the past for that matter) who have not dreamt of owning an 1856 flying eagle cent, since its rarity is legendary in American numismatics.
According to some observations made by columnist and numismatic researcher Bowers in 2005, "The 2006 Guide Book reports an original mintage for this issue of 2,000 coins. This figure represents an increase over the mintage quoted for this delivery in earlier issues of the Redbook. The 'change' in mintage figures for this issue is almost certainly due to research done by Rick Snow, as presented in the multi-volume second edition of the book The Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Attribution Guide. In the volume on Flying Eagle Cents, the author opines that 650-850 examples of this issue were delivered in 1856 and early 1857, followed by a further 1,000-1,500 pieces from 1857 through 1860." Pop 44; 50 finer. (PCGS # 2013) .
Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000.
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| Realized $19,550 |
