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1856 1C PR64 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:20,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1856 1C PR64 PCGS
<B>1856 1C PR64 PCGS.</B></I> Snow-5; Dies 2-D. Eagle Eye Photo Certificate. It is important to realize that this piece is not the usual Snow-9 variety, seen more often than all other proof 1856 Flying Eagle cent varieties combined. Obverse 2 is recognized by a short projection or spike from the bottom of the U. Snow-5 and Snow-9 share a common reverse die that is immediately recognized by the center dot attached to the bottom edge of the upper left serif of N in CENT.<BR> Specialist Rick Snow considers the few examples of Snow-5 to be original proofs, struck in 1856. Certain other varieties are now recognized as later restrikes. In The Flying Eagle & Indian Cent Attribution Guide, Snow writes that "coins from this die pair are some of the first examples of the 1856 Flying Eagle struck." Snow estimates the total population at less than 35 coins.<BR> A lovely specimen with sharp design details throughout, this near-Gem proof has splendid tan surfaces with pale lilac and iridescent toning on both sides. Although not deeply mirrored, the fields are fully reflective, with lustrous devices.<BR><I>From The New York Eye Appeal Collection, Part Three.</B></I><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>)
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