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1856 1C PR62 PCGS

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1856 1C PR62 PCGS
<B>1856 1C PR62 PCGS.</B></I> <B>Eagle Eye Photo Seal.</B></I> Snow-9, the usually seen proof dies, identified by the nearly imperceptible vertical die crack beneath the beak and a tiny die scratch (as made) on the left ribbon end. The opening of the O in OF is nearly square-shaped, as always on 1856 Flying Eagle cents, but unlike the vast majority of circulation strikes for the series. This needle-sharp and essentially mark-free specimen has even golden-tan toning aside from minor spots on the T in CENT and on the reverse rim at 3 o'clock. Careful rotation beneath a loupe locates a few faint hairlines on the obverse exergue, and these are all that deny a much finer grade.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> James B. Longacre<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)