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1856 Flying Eagle Cent

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I bought this coin and when I got it found it was graded by PGA out of Plano Texas. I just want to get opinions on the grade and what is an estimate of worth.

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We are going to need photos.
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Photos will be needed. Never heard of PGA coin grading, most likely a basement slabber. But the saying is buy the coin not the holder.
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Need reverse pic and a full slab photo to see company name.
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I have to get more pictures once I find the safe key!
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Important to crop and enlarge the image so it fills as much of the screen as possible.
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Hard to tell with the obverse picture, but the serifs of the E's and the F seem to be consistent with a genuine example as does the upright of the 5 being centered over the ball. I'd like to see better closeups of those obverse details and a big clear reverse pic as well.
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Knowing what I've seen of PGA's grading, they probably have it graded anywhere from PR65-67. It looks like it may have been wiped or cleaned. There are fine lines visible in the field. Also, something looks a little off with the lower loop of the 6.

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In my opinion the PGA holder does not add anything over a raw coin. If you can post full images of obverse and reverse that would be helpful. If I owned the coin I would sent to PCGS or NGC and get it into a respected slab.
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On quick glance it looks different in several areas comparing to a genuine example.

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PGA out of Plano Texas is not currently considered one of the trustworthy graders such as PCGS, NGC, and Anacs. https://www.precisegradingauthentic...com/services

Value depends on grade, in a NGC graded holder and authentic it would have a value shown here, certainly worthwhile to regrade but may not be authentic. https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explor...c-pf/?des=pf
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The date looks off so I'm going to say it's fake. I'd return it if I could, as breaking it out of the slab to send in to PCGS/NGC/ANACS would certainly void any chance of returning it.
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How much did you pay for this coin?
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