"nice Coin" 1857 Flying Eagle

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1sikevo Pillar of the Community United States 1130 Posts	Posted 09/03/2008 2:33 pm Looks like a piece of shrapnel. http://cgi.ebay.com/US-1857-Flying-...RE_W0QQitemZ 190248056845QQihZ009QQcategoryZ11942QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 09/03/2008 2:47 pm Nice! Perhaps it had a mid-air collision with this eagle? Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 09/05/2008 01:38 am .....why did someone pay $14.00 including shipping? Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 09/05/2008 01:38 am KurtS, I'll bet yours is one of the 'nicest Flying Eagle cents on ebay! ! ! !" Edited by coinguybrian 09/05/2008 01:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 09/05/2008 01:41 am Quote: why did someone pay $14.00 Perhaps the winning bidder's name explains all? -- "iblieveicanfly" Shadowcreator- you got it! It was that very eBayer. Edited by KurtS 09/05/2008 02:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
1sikevo Pillar of the Community United States 1130 Posts	Posted 09/05/2008 02:35 am Quote: KurtS, I'll bet yours is one of the 'nicest Flying Eagle cents on ebay! ! ! !" I've bought a coin from him before. Got bodybagged by NGC. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 09/15/2008 11:22 pm iblieveidontknowwhatimdoing. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
desertgem Pillar of the Community United States 860 Posts	Posted 09/16/2008 02:06 am Perhaps it is a new collecting fad. Whitman will just have pages with little body bags attached for a type collection. An inexpensive way to get a BB-Registry. Probably the only registry I could get jim Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 09/16/2008 02:21 am "BB-Registry" Awesome idea! Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 09/22/2008 08:30 am For what it's worth, I have noticed an upward trend in the FE cent circulated coin market. This particular coin, while certainly not "nice" could be considered to be interesting to a collector. Maybe the buyer is interested in finding out what caused the damage. Also, the coin could be a rarer variety and that would make the price go up even with the damage. Just a thought... Report this Post to the Staff
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