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  2. Flying Eagle cent - Wikipedia

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    The Flying Eagle cent is a one-cent piece struck by the Mint of the United States as a pattern coin in 1856 and for circulation in 1857 and 1858. The coin was designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre, with the eagle in flight based on the work of Longacre's predecessor, Christian Gobrecht.

  3. 10 of the Most Valuable Pennies - AOL

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    An uncirculated version of this coin is worth $224,831. 7. 1856 Flying Eagle Cent — $172,500. The Flying Eagle cent may not be as rare as the 1943 Lincoln cents, ...

  4. United States cent mintage figures - Wikipedia

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    1857 (P) 333,456 (P) 238 Proof 1868 (P) c12 Struck in copper for collectors. About a dozen are known to exist. ... Flying Eagle cent, 1856–1858 (Cupronickel) Year ...

  5. Coronet large cent - Wikipedia

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    Patterns for the Flying Eagle cent were struck in 1854, and proved to be a suitable replacement for the large cent. The small cent was approved for production in 1856, and several thousand 1856 Flying Eagle cents were sold to collectors. Full-scale production commenced in mid-1857, replacing the large cent last struck earlier that year. [13]

  6. Coinage Act of 1857 - Wikipedia

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    The Coinage Act of 1857 repealed prior legal tender laws concerning foreign specie. It fixed the weight and measure of US one-cent pieces at 4.655 grams, which was composed of 88% copper and 12% nickel. It also mandated that this new copper/nickel alloy be received as payment for the worn gold and silver coins turned in at the mint.

  7. Numismatic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    This changed between 1856 and 1857 when they were replaced by the small-sized Flying Eagle cent, which was made of 88% copper and 12% nickel, and had a somewhat pale brown color. In 1859 this was replaced by the Indian Head cent , and by 1864, the Civil War increased nickel and copper prices and the cent was made thinner and the nickel removed ...

  8. These Are the Most Expensive Shoes Ever Sold at Auction

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    Sold for: $2.2 million. Worn by Jordan during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals, these shoes witnessed the shooting guard score a whopping 37 points to lead the Bulls to victory on their path to a ...

  9. United States Seated Liberty coinage - Wikipedia

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    The basic obverse design of the Seated Liberty coinage consisted of the figure of Liberty clad in a flowing dress and seated upon a rock. [3] In her left hand, she holds a Liberty pole surmounted by a Phrygian cap, [2] which had been a pre-eminent symbol of freedom during the movement of Neoclassicism (and traces its roots back to Ancient Greece and Rome).

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