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I'm considering buying a Flying Eagle cent, not TPG graded, low AU, one of the lower priced years (I'm guessing 1857), I hope that I don't have to worry about counterfeits at this price/grade/rarity. I'm not sure what to expect on price though. I've looked at the prices on numismedia and that seems to set an upper limit. What do you think would be a good price to pay? |
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Pillar of the Community
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FE are notorious for being weakly struck even in uncirculated grades. This is most noticeable in the eagle's head and tail feathers. Obviously weakly struck FE are going to be cheaper than fully struck ones. On ebay low AU sold for anywhere from $115-$180 for raw coins |
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CDN ask is $145
I would expect $155-180 range.
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Agreed, look for a good strike with good tail and head detail. As for price of a raw coin, look for between $120 - $200. Keep an eye for cleaned coins. I've seen many, many FEs on ebay that have been cleaned. If the color is a light tan, I would avoid it. That usually means an old cleaning. Obviously keep an eye for the normal hair lines, lack of luster, wrong color etc. |
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Edited by vermontensium
09/06/2011 9:05 pm
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Thanks to all three of you, those are very helpful answers. The leaves on the back (oak I think) sometimes I see veins on the leaves and sometimes I don't. Is that an indication of wear or just another area that is weakly struck?
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I would almost call that AU50, but with weakness in the head. Otherwise a very nice coin.
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And when I said "all three" I didn't mean to exclude vermontensium, his post snuck in between when I started replying and when I posted. I agree, that is a nice coin, maybe a well struck XF+ would be better than a poorly struck AU.
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I know David, that's what I was thinking, very nice looking coin. lorax, this particular seller has 5 that he calls XF, each is $120. He has 1 AU but I think the "XF" has better eye appeal personally. The above coin is by far the nicest "XF" he has ;-) Update: He has several he calls XF's, they are out of grade order? Here is one he calls XF. Appears cleaned for same price, $120 :-O http://www.collect1.coinsandstamps....ts/ic011.htmswcoin.ecrater.com
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09/06/2011 9:14 pm
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Update: He has several he calls XF's, they are out of grade order? Here is one he calls XF. Appears cleaned for same price, $120 :-O Oh, free cleaning :) What is the tip off that it has been cleaned? is it just the color for the amount of wear or something else? I'll send them an email. I wish I could find out a bit more about them but there doesn't seem to be a lot about them online. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Almost all 1857's or 58's would be in the $200+ range in the grade your looking for. If you can, try for the 1856 in AU.  BUT, would cost a little more. At coin shows the 57 and 58's are really common in EF grades. |
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You might luck out and find a slabbed AU for around $150. A few years back, when the economy was better, I bought an NGCAU55 for $145. And, it was a scarcer variety--the obverse of 1856. Take your time, find a good one!  |
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Thanks again for everyone's input. I did get the one that vermontensium suggested. It is up on the grading forum if you want to see it.
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