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Obverse Type | Flying Eagle (1856 - 1858) |
Edge | plain |
Weight | 4.67 g |
Diameter | 19 mm |
Composition | copper-nickel |
Minted | Philadelphia, United States |
Mintage | approx. 17,450,000 |
Scarcity | a harder date |
Obverse | James Longacre |
Reverse | James Longacre |
VG8 | F12 | VF20 | XF40 | AU58 | MS60 |
$38 | $48 | $64 | $152 | $375 | $445 |
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USA one cent
Flying Eagle
1857
What is a 1857 one cent coin from the United States worth?
Value, images, and specifications for the 1857 US one cent (penny).
(Flying Eagle)
VG | Very Good |
F | Fine |
VF | Very Fine |
XF | Extremely Fine |
AU | about Uncirculated |
MS | Mint state - Uncirculated |
USA one cent
Flying Eagle
United States
one cent
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The 1857 United States 'flying eagle' one
cent obverse features an eagle in flight,
facing left. A legend running around the top
reads 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA',
with the date below.
The reverse shows the words 'ONE CENT'
inside a wreath made from wheat, corn,
cotton, and tobacco.
primary varieties: 'small date', 'large date',
and 'flying eagle'
Further detail in notes