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1857 Flying Eagle Cent, MS65
First Year of Regular Production

1857 1C MS65 PCGS. Ex: Simpson. The 1857 Flying Eagle cent is the first readily collectible issue in the short-lived series, which was only produced for circulation in 1857 and 1858. The present Gem was carefully saved, possibly as a inaugural-year souvenir, and retains abundant satiny mint luster. Bronze-gold surfaces are well-detailed with clean fields and blushes of deeper copper color. PCGS reports 25 numerically finer grading events (7/20).(Registry values: N2998)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2276, PCGS# 2016, GSID# 15313)

Metal: 88% Copper, 12% Nickel
Weight: 4.70 grams
Weight: 0.14589oz
Mintage: 17,450,000


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April, 2021
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