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***Auction Highlight*** 1858/7 Snow-1 FS-301 Flying Eagle Cent 1c Graded Select Unc By USCG (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:2,156.25 - 4,312.50 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1858/7 Snow-1 FS-301 Flying Eagle Cent 1c Graded Select Unc By USCG (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1858/7 Snow-1 FS-301 Flying Eagle Cent 1c Graded Select Unc By USCG. 1858/7 1C Large Letters. Snow-1, FS-301. The top of the 7 is clearly visible above the final 8 on this attractive Flying Eagle overdate. The broken wing tip and the die chip high above the first 8 are diagnostic for this variety. Central striking detail is sharp, and the in hand appearance is uncommonly smooth for the assigned grade. We do note the typical (for the variety) softness of detail at the end of the eagle's tail and throughout the right half of the wreath. All known 1858/7 cents are weakly defined in these areas due to having been struck from skewed dies. The most significant variety in the brief Flying Eagle series of 1856 to 1858, the 1858/7 Snow-1 has its own listing in the popular Guide Book and is often collected as an integral part of a complete set of this small cent type. Snow Die Stage A, offered here, is the most desirable of the three known die states since it retains the most prominent remnants of the 7 under digit. Indeed, a loupe reveals a nearly complete upper right corner of the 7 under digit above and to the right of the second digit 8 in the date. An additional diagnostic of this variety is what appears to be a small die chip in the field above the space between the digits 85 in the date. Some numismatic scholars believe that this die chip is the remnant of the base of an errant 1. If so, the 1858/7 Snow-1 variety could be classified not only as an overdate, but also as a misplaced date. This variety is elusive in all Mint State grades, the present bidding opportunity worthy of serious consideration.