1858 Flying Eagle Cent

It looks like an AU50 to me.

I'd say it's a heck of a lot nicer than my flying eagle! I think EF-45 is fair.

I guess it is an EF-45,

I was going to say AU-50

My small letter one don't look that good either.

I thought the wear was minimal since so many feathers were crisp and virtually perfect. AU-55 is my guess. I did not consult a book on this, either. I thought I was rather conservative...

AU-55, cleaned (if it WAS cleaned, hard to tell from photo..although I think it was not whizzed or scrubbed, maybe dipped, professionally)
Ok, time for me to read the Red Book and try again to make my case:
I still stand by AU-55 for condition. In the Red Book, 2012 edition (65th) page 109:

EF-40 Slight wear, all details sharp
AU-50 Slight wear on eagle's left wing and breast

Ok, so the only wear that is apparent to me is on the left wing and breast...and that wear is so very slight, it is AU...and in my opinion halfway between AU and MS-60, hence AU-55.

The photo is not crystal-clear , granted, but still, I can count almost every single feather on the wing and breast except for...(softly to self..."one, two , three...") about 5...perhaps I am interpreting wear as being "wiped out" instead of "lightly worn"?

On Page 9 AU 50 is described as "Traces of light wear on on MANY of the high points. At least half of mint luster is still present "(re:luster, hard or impossible to tell from the photo...I think it is still partly lustrous).3

Right wing tip is razor sharp, rt. wing and tail are nearly perfect...

Perhaps I just want it to be a higher grade because it is rare? Still, I think I am being objective here...

I agree with the PCGS grade of 45