1856 1C Flying Eagle S-3 MS(PCGS#391479)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2110

等级

VF25

价格

78,650

详细说明

Perennially Popular 1856 Flying Eagle Cent Scarce and Historic Snow-3 Die Pairing 1856 Flying Eagle Cent. Snow-3. Repunched 5, High Leaves. VF-25 (PCGS). This handsome piece exhibits warm, even golden-brown patina to both sides. The surfaces are smooth in hand to suggest careful handling over the years, this despite the presence of moderate wear. The higher elements of the design are a bit soft in keeping with the assigned grade, but plenty of bold striking detail remains in the recessed areas. The production of small-diameter cent patterns began in 1850, and by 1856 the desire to create a new format cent for circulation was great. The Mint in Philadelphia struck close to 1,000 examples of James B. Longacre's Flying Eagle design type for distribution to important individuals. Specialist Rick Snow (2014) suggests that the Snow-3 variety offered here "makes up most or all of the 634 specimens originally distributed to Congress to help promote passage of the pending coinage bill." Although upward of 500 of those coins have survived (again per Snow), this variety is considerably scarcer than the typically encountered Snow-9 pairing. The presence of any 1856 Flying Eagle cent in a collection announces that a major milestone has been accomplished. This piece is an attractive and historically significant alternative to the typically encountered Snow-9 examples in Proof format. PCGS# 391479. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.