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Very popular as the key date in the Flying Eagle business strike set, proof coins are far more common than their accepted business-strike counterparts (see 1856 Flying Eagle MS). For this reason, proof examples -- which are the most common date of any in the Flying Eagle type -- are more desirable than the 1857-1858 issues.
Obverse Description
An eagle with wings extended in full flight fills the central obverse design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the top periphery. The date is centered at the bottom.
Reverse Description
The reverse bears the denomination of ONE CENT in the center surrounded by a wreath bearing a ribbon tied in at the bottom center.
Catalog Information
GSID:
340424
Designer:
James B. Longacre
Obverse Designer:
James B. Longacre
Obverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1856
Reverse Designer:
James B. Longacre
Reverse Lettering:
ONE CENT
Weight (gr):
4.67 gr
Weight (oz):
0.165 oz
Strike Type:
Proof
Diameter:
19
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Flying Eagle
Coin Date:
1856
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
PR
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
2,000
Coinage Type:
Flying Eagle Cent
Coinage Years:
1856-1858
Composition:
0.880 Copper; 0.120 Nickel
PCGS #:
882037
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Coin Value History
1856 1c Flying Eagle PR CAM
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Flying Eagle Cent 1c 1856-1858 PR [Type]
Worth: $3,800 – $78,000
1856 1c Flying Eagle PR
Worth: $8,000 – $160,000
1857 1c Flying Eagle PR
Worth: $3,800 – $55,000
1857 1c Flying Eagle PR CAM
Worth: $7,500 – $76,800
1858 1c Flying Eagle, Large Letters PR
Worth: $3,800 – $78,000
1858 1c Flying Eagle, Large Letters PR CAM
Worth: $8,500 – $90,000
1858 1c Flying Eagle, Small Letters PR
Worth: $4,200 – $78,000
1858 1c Flying Eagle, Small Letters PR CAM
Worth: $6,000 – $150,000
1858 1c Flying Eagle, Large Letters PR DCAM
Worth: $110,000 – $130,000
Flying Eagle Cent Set 1c 4 Coins PR
Worth: $25,600 – $213,000
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