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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT - SNOW-2b (1856 Letters) FS-401b (CHERRYPICKERS' VARIETY)

$ 118.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Mint Location: Philadelphia
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Denomination: Small Cent
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Coin: Flying Eagle
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Strike Type: Business
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Condition: It is thought that these were produced with 1856 dies, but left undated until 1857!
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Composition: Copper
  • Year: 1857
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller

    Description

    1857
    FLYING EAGLE CENT
    (FS-401b) *
    SNOW-2
    b
    (1856 Letters) **
    CHERRYPICKERS' GUIDE
    ATTRIBUTION:
    *
    OBV. Type of 56-3:
    The same obverse lettering as that on the1856 pattern cent.
    The opening of the letter O in OF is boxy instead of round or oval,
    the serifs in the letters E and F are longer than on other 1857's.
    Other Obv. Diagnostics:
    Thin denticles from 12:00 to 3:00. Tiny die crack from U to beak.
    REV. E:
    Thin denticles from 3:00 to 5:00.
    Left ribbon end connected to denticles.
    Center of left bow is unpolished while the right bow is polished.
    *
    Cherrypickers' Guide To Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins
    6th Edition, Volume 1
    by Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton
    ** The Flying Eagle & Indian Cent Attribution Guide, 3rd Edition, Volume 1 (1856-1877) by Richard E. Snow
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