Lot 728
1856 Flying Eagle Cent. PCGS graded Proof 55. A popular key date. An attractive business strike and collectors desirous of owning one often choose this quality for its bringing together of high grade and detail with reasonable price for that reason. The surfaces are light brown overall with faint traces of deeper brownish gray surrounding the devices and letters. We note a short scratch through the lower right ribbon end on the reverse. Surfaces choice and smooth, rims without problems. Well struck on the devices.Pop 21. (PCGS # 2037) .
Of all 1856 Flying Eagle cents struck in 1856 or very early 1857 and considered "originals," on the reverse the left leaf extends upward slightly above the baseline of the C in CENT; the leaf on the right is about even with the right bottom of the T in CENT.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000.
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