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Pillar of the Community
United States
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People have talked about the Indian Heads they found, so just a thought, how about a flying eagle? That would be the find of the century! That would be a challenge for even the most experienced roll hunter!
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17885 Posts |
Are the cupro-nickel cents still legal tender? I'm sure they wouldn't work in slot machines?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1053 Posts |
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Are the cupro-nickel cents still legal tender? I'm sure they wouldn't work in slot machines?  this is a thread about Flying eagle cents...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1053 Posts |
But no I have never found one.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
I find a Flying Eagle cent about every ten penny rolls I search... saying I've never searched pennies. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
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Are the cupro-nickel cents still legal tender? Yes, No U.S. coinage has ever been demonetized. @62Penny.... FEC's are .880 Copper. 120 Nickel...CuNi This was one of the major complaints about them. To quote The Dean (Bowers). "Trouble developed with the striking of the motif. The head and tail of the eagle in particular would not strike sharply unless a special effort was made, as the heavy wreath on the reverse was opposite in the dies from these features, a the requirement that metal flow in quantity in both directions was not satisfactory." Cupro-Nickel was simply too hard. Edited by amida17
10/17/2013 9:05 pm
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
1.3 million cents searched and zero FEC's. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
In theory, Flying Eagle cents should never be found in coin rolls. They are thicker and heavier, with different electro conductivity, than the bronze cents which followed them. They should not pass through coin sorting machines. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17885 Posts |
Thanks amida17 - never realised that.
sel_691 - I suppose they could crop up in CWR though - such as if someone found one lying about the house and didn't realise what it was...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1161 Posts |
Hello all. I was pointed to this thread from a member who commented on a thread I posted about a 1857 Flying Eagle I found in a Canadian cent roll recently. Its worn down quite a bit but still a great find here in Canada. Here is a link to the post with pics. Enjoy. https://goccf.com/t/161126 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5197 Posts |
Nope.
I have found 6 or 7 Indians but no FE's after 100 if not more boxes.
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Valued Member
United States
66 Posts |
sel_691 explained why I can't get my excess FE's through the coin star machine.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19931 Posts |
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Hello all. I was pointed to this thread from a member who commented on a thread I posted about a 1857 Flying Eagle I found in a Canadian cent roll recently. Its worn down quite a bit but still a great find here in Canada. Here is a link to the post with pics. Enjoy. WOW! That is simply unbelievable in ANY condition!  Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
"No U.S. coinage has ever been demonetized." wer'nt the steel cents recalled after the war was over?
and no I have never found a FEC
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Moderator
United States
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Recall is not the same as demonetizing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
979 Posts |
so, theoretically with enough Half Cents you could buy something? |
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Posted 10/17/2013 5:51 pm
