NGC Graded Flying Eagle Cents
The flying eagle penny was produced from 1857-1858. It was the first small sized penny or one cent us coin. It gets its name from the eagle on the front of the coin. On the back the words ONE CENT are surrounded by a wreath. A few Flying Eagle cents (estimated between 1000 and 2000) were actually made in 1856 as pattern. These coins were supposed to have been destroyed, however, for unknown reasons some of them were not. The coins that managed to slip by and avoid destruction are very valuable as they are extremely rare. The Flying Eagle Cent was made of 88% copper and 12% nickel which earned them the nickname "Nicks" or nickels. They were also known as the white cent since previous pennies were made of solid copper and were much darker. Perhaps the reason the Flying Eagle Penny was produced for such a short time was minting problems. Since there were two high points on opposite sides of the coin, there was a weakness in the strike.
 1858 FLYING EAGLE ONE CENT LARGE LETTERS NGC GRADED VG 8 SWEET $27.99 |
 1857 1C Flying Eagle MS 62 NGC Certified Better Example $839.95 |
 1858 Small Letters 1C Flying Eagle Unc Det NGC Cert $449.95 |
 1858 LL Flying Eagle Cent NGC AU Details $249.00 |
 1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT NGC VF 35 $111.00 |
 1858 Small Letters NGC VF 35 Flying Eagle Cent $15.50 |
 1858 Small Letters NGC Flying Eagle Cent AU 50 Very Old Very Nice $195.00 |
 1 FLYING EAGLE 1857 NGC MS64 $1,695.00 |
 1856 FLYING EAGLE CENT NGC PF 65 GEM SNOW 2 J 180 15 25 EXAMPLES EXIST $27,900.00 |
 NGC AU UNC 1857 Flying Eagle Cent Lower MPD SNOW 16 ERROR WZD $889.00 |
 1858 Flying Eagle Penny Cent NGC XF 40 Large Letters $159.95 |
 1858 FLYING EAGLE 1c MS65 NGC CAC $4,850.00 |
