1858 Flying Eagle Cent

[Ed_DE]

Went out to the park today. Went to an area I hit hard over the years and found this 1858 Flying Eagle cent. At first I thought it was a wheat penny. Then I cleaned the dirt off and saw an eagle. I never saw one before and I had to look it up. The Flying Eagle cents were only minted for two years in 1857 and 1858. Thanks for looking.

 

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[ARC]

Actually... they were made for three years... but if you find the first year 56 your in for some real money.

1856 1C Flying Eagle (Regular Strike) Flying Eagle Cent - PCGS CoinFacts

The designer was James Barton Longacre for PCGS #2013. Visit to see edge, weight, diameter, auction records, price guide values and more for this coin.

www.pcgs.com

 

[MD Ghost F75]

Went out to the park today. Went to an area I hit hard over the years and found this 1858 Flying Eagle cent. At first I thought it was a wheat penny. Then I cleaned the dirt off and saw an eagle. I never saw one before and I had to look it up. The Flying Eagle cents were only minted for two years in 1857 and 1858. Thanks for looking.View attachment 2118803

Great find! I’ve only dug 2 so far with hopes of finding a few more. Nice job

 

[lenmac65]

That Flying Eagle is in fantastic shape. The only two I ever found were toasted. Congrats!

 

[billb]

Ed
Congratulations on your great achievement.
You are doing very good this season.
Thanks for sharing

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on finding such a "Rare Bird" !

 

[Lenrac2]

I can only dream! Congrats! It's a beauty!

 

[mjb Mike]

very nice

 

[iAmMike]

A beautiful find, congratulations!

 

[Tony in SC]

They don't come easy! I have found only 2 both were '58's and found at an old grist mill.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice coin, and its in great condition. I've only dug one in 35 years and it's not in near as good as condition as yours.

 

[BennyV]

Went out to the park today. Went to an area I hit hard over the years and found this 1858 Flying Eagle cent. At first I thought it was a wheat penny. Then I cleaned the dirt off and saw an eagle. I never saw one before and I had to look it up. The Flying Eagle cents were only minted for two years in 1857 and 1858. Thanks for looking.View attachment 2118803

Very cool

 

[scruggs]

You did great congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

Went out to the park today. Went to an area I hit hard over the years and found this 1858 Flying Eagle cent. At first I thought it was a wheat penny. Then I cleaned the dirt off and saw an eagle. I never saw one before and I had to look it up. The Flying Eagle cents were only minted for two years in 1857 and 1858. Thanks for looking.View attachment 2118803

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Underwonder]

Actually... they were made for three years... but if you find the first year 56 your in for some real money.

1856 1C Flying Eagle (Regular Strike) Flying Eagle Cent - PCGS CoinFacts

The designer was James Barton Longacre for PCGS #2013. Visit to see edge, weight, diameter, auction records, price guide values and more for this coin.

www.pcgs.com

I did not know that! I also thought they were only minted for two years. Thanks for the info.!

Congratulations! Great find BTW!

 

[Ed_DE]

Very nice coin, and its in great condition. I've only dug one in 35 years and it's not in near as good as condition as yours.

Thanks, It didn't look good when I found it. When I got home I use a Andre's brush pencil to get the crud off and put some Renaissance wax on it and it cleaned up nice.

 

[cudamark]

Nice! Still on my bucket list.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Went out to the park today. Went to an area I hit hard over the years and found this 1858 Flying Eagle cent. At first I thought it was a wheat penny. Then I cleaned the dirt off and saw an eagle. I never saw one before and I had to look it up. The Flying Eagle cents were only minted for two years in 1857 and 1858. Thanks for looking.View attachment 2118803

Awesome Find...!
Be proud!
I found a Flying Eagle Cent at my Sister-in-law's place in Connecticut.
I was new to detecting then, and wasn't' sure either, what I had found, until after cleaning

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Congrats. This is the second one I have seen posted this week. Still looking for my first.

 

[Silvermonkey]

That is in great shape! I've only found 1 or 2 , but they were in super gnarly condition/ Congrats!