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Anyone ever found a Flying Eagle cent while roll hunting? I've seen a few posts of people finding common date Indians that are well worn. It seems like it would be almost impossible. |
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if ya do it will be a once in a lifetime find
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There was a thread on here six months ago or so from someone who said they had found one in a roll. An 1858 if I remember right.
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On another forum, a guy found two (not one but two) "1999S Close AM" LMC's while hunting through the same batch from the bank. Is it true that there are only about 300 known? I'd roll hunt pennies if my eyes didn't get so tired easily. Not a Flying Eagle story but a hell of a find. Edited by deadmunny
08/05/2009 9:16 pm
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I have only been roll searching for a month or so and not nearly as seriously as some here, but I have yet to find a real prize. A flying eagle would be about as good as it could get.
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I have not ..... but I do know for fact that my local 'dump' bank teller did find an 1858 ..... The way Mike (the teller) tells the story ..... he is the guy that changes the bags in the coin exchange machine ..... and he responded one day to a jam .... to discover the 'jam' in the reject chute was an 1858 Flying Eagle cent. The client only wanted their penny .... so Mike gave them one.  He showed me the 1858 in a 2x2 next time I came in. Mike knows his coins .... and claims that the Flying Eagle series is thicker than the 'modern' cents .... hence the jam. Is this true? If so ..... given modern coin processing technology ..... then I would very much doubt any Flying Eagle are still out there ..... unless you are the guy to clear the jams. Sooo ... go search nickles instead! David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Mike knows his coins .... and claims that the Flying Eagle series is thicker than the 'modern' cents .... hence the jam.
Is this true? There is indeed a difference! |
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I didn't find it in a roll, but I got a very very worn flying eagle in change when I was 8 years old ( I'm 28 now). Sadly, I no longer have the coin. Being 8 at the time, I didn't place the importance on it that I should have and ended up losing it.
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The oldest cent I've found "from circulation" was a 1842 large cent in the reject bin of coin machine at a bank I used to work at, another teller I used to work with found a AU 1858 flying eagle in one of the same machines. Most coin machines will reject flying eagles and nickel indian heads due to the difference in composition and weight so its very hard to find one in a machine wrapped roll, and those found in rolls are likely to be damaged or worn enough to reduce the weight of the coin so that the machine accepts them.
Happy Hunting!
-XoG
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Great - thanks for the stories guys. I have an 1857 I purchased, and it is indeed thicker than LMCs or Wheaties.
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the flying eagle is a thicker cent
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Posted 08/05/2009 3:00 pm
