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1857 1C Flying Eagle PR63 Cameo PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,100.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1857 1C Flying Eagle PR63 Cameo PCGS
<B>1857 1C Flying Eagle PR63 Cameo PCGS.</B></I> <B>Eagle Eye Photo Seal.</B></I> Snow-PR3. The Snow variety is readily recognized by die doubling on the right upright of the U in UNITED, and a die line above the upper right serif of the N in UNITED. After proofs were struck, the obverse die was later used to strike cents for circulation, as variety Snow-18. The circulation strikes are identified by the lower quality of strike, and by die crumbling on the rim above STATES.<BR> The proof 1856 Flying Eagle cent is more famous, but the 1857 and 1858 proofs are considerably rarer. For the 1857, Snow suggests a proof mintage of only 50 pieces. The present specimen has flashy peach-gold fields and penetratingly struck motifs. Occasional pinpoint carbon is of little consequence for the grade.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)