Lot 916
1856 Flying Eagle Cent. PCGS graded Proof 64. PCGS holder 22103727. Well struck with reddish-brown and lighter golden red highlights. Examples of Snow-9 Proofs often have dull or non-existent mirrors in the fields. This piece, however, revels in deeply mirrored originality while the rims are strongly defined, leaving no question about its coin's Proof origin. Historians believed that perhaps as many as 2,000 pieces were struck from this die pairing with some 1,500 examples in collectors' hands today, a fairly accurate sum. Curiously, a significant number (probably around 300 pieces) of this variety are found with some degree of circulation wear as though they were spent or (more likely) put into circulation by the government. Snow theorizes that the sale of 1856 Flying Eagle cents languished when the Civil War began, and the remaining supply in the Mint may have been released into circulation. Pop 178; 52 finer; 47 in 65; 4 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 2037) .
Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,000.
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| Realized $18,400 |
