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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 .
Some of the pennies lying around your house could far exceed their face value of one cent. ... 1856 Flying Eagle Cent — $172,500. ... a blank coin with no design, may have been left behind ...
Matron Head large cent, 1816–1839 (Copper except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1816 (P) 2,820,982 1817 (P) 3,948,400 (P) 5 Proof 1818
Flying Eagle, 1856-1858 Indian Head, laurel wreath, 1859 Indian Head, oak leaf wreath, copper nickel, 1860-1864 Indian Head, oak leaf wreath, bronze, 1864-1909 Lincoln Head, VDB, 1909 Lincoln Head, wheat reverse, 1909-1958 Lincoln Head, steel, 1943 Lincoln Head, Memorial reverse, (bronze) 1959-1982, (copper plated zinc) 1982-2008
According to a 2021 article on The Spruce Crafts website, most blank coins are worth a few dollars if they are “clad,” meaning they feature multiple layers of metal such as copper and nickel.
Below are the mintage figures for the United States quarter up to 1930, before the Washington quarter design was introduced.. The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark):
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 ...
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