1856 1C Snow-9 PR62 PCGS. CAC....

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1856 Flying Eagle Cent, PR62
Snow-9, First Generation Holder, CAC

1856 1C Snow-9 PR62 PCGS. CAC. The 1856 Flying Eagle cent is one of the most widely distributed and widely collected U.S. pattern coins, sometimes pursued by collectors as a way of spicing up the otherwise short set of Flying Eagle cents. This is an example of the relatively available Snow-9 variety, well-defined with prominent rose and peach overtones to the light brown surfaces. Small digs and wispy abrasions are noted in the fields, as are a number of scattered flyspecks, the most prominent of which appears at the second S of STATES. Housed in a first-generation holder, identifying this coin as MS62 during a time when less was known about the origins of the issue -- the prevailing 1856 Flying Eagle cent wisdom categorizes this piece as a proof, since all Snow-9 coins are now known to be proof restrikes, regardless of the strike sharpness or field reflectivity.
From The Bruce Miller Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 147890, Base PCGS# 2037, Greysheet# 340423)

Weight: 4.70 grams

Metal: 88% Copper, 12% Nickel

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