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Valued Member
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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***My first US copper in my collection.... I kinda like these...  
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm not familiar with these but very nice . congrats .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Could you give us a nice close-up of the date area, please, so we can see the overdate markers.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The overdate is not obvious thus hard to identify. I know, I had one. I bought an Unc (probably PCGS MS-64; I don't remember) 1858 FE and thought nothing of it. Then I bought a CherryPickers' Guide and was checking my coins against it. When I got to my new 1858 FE I recall thinking MAYBE I've got an 1858/7. I really couldn't be sure whether it had remnants of the 7 or they were just handling marks; it's that difficult. I took it back to the seller at a show for his opinion; I was going to keep it no matter what. He turned around and handed it to another dealer who was specifically collecting that overdate. Voila! It was the overdate. I sold it back for a true 1858 FE plus cash. Bottom Line: I came out about $1000 ahead. |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin for your first US copper.  |
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Very nice! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow,! An overdate and a double die. You hit the perfecta. Btw the Flying Eagle cent is not really a copper. It is 75% copper and 25% nickel, just like the Jefferson nickel, and is usually referred to as "copper-nickel." Just like the Jefferson, a mint state (before toning) F.E. cent was a bright, shiny, silvery color. Over time some F.E. cents, particularly circulated examples, looked a lot like later bronze Indian Head cents. I have in my collection a F.E. Cent (nothing special like yours) that is brownish, and 1883 Indian Head cent also copper-nickel that looks whiteish. The only 100% copper U.S. coins are the Half Cents and large cents, both discontinued in 1857. The Indian Head cent was changed from copper-nickel to bronze (95% copper) in 1864, and to me looks indistinguishable from the earlier coppers. Congratulations on finding a remarkable coin. I wouldn't have been able to resist it either. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:Btw the Flying Eagle cent is not really a copper. It is 75% copper and 25% nickel, just like the Jefferson nickel, No, 88% copper 12% nickel. has only about half as much nickel as today's coppernickel five cent pieces. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice add! |
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Valued Member
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Thanks for the info @sharkman.... To be honest, I'm totally clueless as far as variations go, I wanted a Flying Eagle cent example in my collection. I'd like to get one in a better grade sometime. Like I said, it's not my usual addition. |
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Nice coin. Now I want to go take a better look at mine.
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