1857 Flying Eagle Cent
One of my favorite things about coin collecting is that it combines my love of coins with history. And there is no better example of this than the 1857 Flying Eagle Cent.
1857 Flying Eagle Cent
The 1857 Flying Eagle Cent was the very first small cent coin type. I love collecting the first year of any coin type. In addition to being the first of this coin type, the Flying Eagle Cent was only produced from 1857 to 1858.
This 1857 Flying Eagle Cent is perfect for US type coin collectors because it is historic and it is not too expensive. This is the perfect way to get a Flying Eagle Cent design coin.
When looking at a new coin type, I always want to know, why did the Mint decide to create this coin? And, what was wrong with the old coin type?
In the case of this Small Cent, there were two reasons for the change. The Flying Eagle Cent replaced the Large Cent. The large cent was weighed 10.89 grams, which is over 4 times the weight of today’s pennies. People didn’t like to carry these large cents. For a coin as common as a one cent, people wanted a smaller coin.
The second reason for the change, and probably the more important reason, was the cost producing the Large Cent was too great. The cost was starting to be more than one cent and the U.S. Mint couldn’t afford to lose money on this ubiquitous coin. Therefore the U.S. Mint started designed the Small Cent.
Another interesting fact is that the 1857 Flying Eagle Cent was the first US coin to use nickel. It was composed of 88% copper and 12% nickel.
So, if you are looking to fill a hole in your coin type collection, think about buying the 1857 Flying Eagle Cent.
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent #D474
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent #D475
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent #D476
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent #D477
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1857 .999 Silver Eagle One Cent 1 Troy gram Bullion NO RESERVE FREE SHIPPING
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15 cents USA 1938 Series Stamp James Buchanan 1857-64
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1857 US CENT FLYING EAGLE 1C COIN! PRE CIVIL WAR ! w/ FREE SHIP! NICE DETAILS !
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent Near XF
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Indian Head Cents: Collection Including Flying Eagle Cents 1857-1909 Official...
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1857 U.S. FLYING EAGLE CENT PIECE VINTAGE AND RARE PENNY
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22 DIFFERENT INDIAN HEAD CENT PENNIES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1857-1909 WOW #25
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1857 1c Flying Eagle Penny Coin PCGS GENUINE One Cent
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1857 Seated Half Dime Early U.S. 5 cent type coin
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ANACS Certified 1857 Flying Eagle Cent, VG 8, nice
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1857 flying eagle cent
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C-USA 1857 Flying Eagle Cent G
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1857 .999 Silver Eagle One Cent 1 Troy gram Bullion NO RESERVE FREE SHIPPING
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ROLL OF WHEAT/INDIAN CENTS #2865 1867 KEY DATE INDIAN& 1857 DIME SHOWING !!
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT - VERY GOOD
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1857, and 1858 Flying Eagle SL and LL Cents 3 Coins
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Flying Eagle Cent- 1857 - Fine++ - All Original!
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent #4213A
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Flying Eagle Cent- 1857 - Good - All Original!
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WHITMAN BOOKSHELF ALBUM FOR LARGE CENTS 1793-1857
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UNSEARCHED ROLL 50 INDIAN HEAD CENTS IHC (1857-1909)
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT- EXTRA FINE!! BETTER DATE!! #6760A
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1857 Snow-9 Flying Eagle Cent CLASHED With a SEATED 50C
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US ONE CENT 1857 Copper Nickel United States of America Pre CIVIL WAR EAGLE
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1857 .999 Silver Eagle One Cent 1 Troy gram Bullion NO RESERVE FREE SHIPPING
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1857 & 1858 Flying Eagle Cent Coins=Two Copper/Nickel Cents LOOK!
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Flying Eagle 1857 US Penny Cent US Coin 155 Years Old
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1857 BRAIDED HAIR LARGE CENT, AU, RARE SMALL DATE VARIETY (N-4) DOUBLING, NICE!!
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Replica 1857 Flying Eagle CENT
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REPLICA 1857 Large Date Braided Hai ONE CENT coins copy
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REPLICA 1857 Small Date Braided Hai ONE CENT coins copy
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REPLICA 1857 Braided Hair Half Cent high-quality copy
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Nice original Good 1857 Flying eagle cent penny coin WIN 1 others ship FREE
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT
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Nice Good 1857 Seated liberty half dime 5 cent coin WIN 1 others ship FREE
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1857 Double Die Obverse Fly Eagle Penny (Small Cent) PCGS AU53 - Cool Coin!
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1857 1858 SL 1858 LL Flying Eagle Cents Full Date/Rims Good Detail $.99 Start NR
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Wheat Penny Roll UNSEARCHED 1857 Flying Eagle & 1909 Indian Head Cent
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT / ORIGINAL SURFACES / COPPER NICKEL PENNY
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1857 Flying Eagle - US Small Cent - Cleaned
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT!!! NO RESERVE!!!!!
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1857 FLYING EAGLE PENNY + INDIAN HEAD CENT IN WHEAT CENT ROLL FUN 4 YOU 2 L@@K!
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1857 .999 Silver Eagle One Cent 1 Troy gram Bullion NO RESERVE FREE SHIPPING
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A Very Nice 1857 Flying Eagle Cent
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT GREAT DETAILED COIN!! #56
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT,VERY NICE DETAILS!!!!(Q)
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U.S. 24 Used, 1857 One Cent Blue, Type V, Very Nice.
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT
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1857 US FLYING EAGLE CENT NICE VERY GOOD COIN WITH NO PROBLEMS
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1857 US FLYING EAGLE CENT VERY GOOD TO FINE COIN
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1857 P SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME 5 CENT 90% SILVER RARE COIN KEY DATE LOW MINTAGE
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1857 US FLYING EAGLE CENT VERY GOOD NO PROBLEM COIN
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1857 US FLYING EAGLE CENT FINE BUT A LITTLE DARK COIN
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT - AU+ DETAILS! #070976
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1857 Small Date Large Cent Unc Details PCGS
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Official US Mint Coin Album Half Cents, 1793-1857
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1909 V.D.B Penny/Cent and 1857 Three cent
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22 DIFFERENT INDIAN HEAD CENT PENNIES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1857-1909 WOW #27
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent - Extra Fine (#2)
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT GOOD
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT, RARE DATE!!!!(R)
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent - Poor obv - AG rev - #1397
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Indian Head Cent Collection of 50 coins (1857-1908)
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT, WORLD COIN USA
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent #5682A
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Lot COIN CHANGE 1857 Dix Centimes 1899 cent 100 50 20 10 5 Franc Francs France
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1851-1857 3 CENT IMPERFORATED ISSUE TYPE 1 VERTICAL STRIP OF 3
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT-KM 85-ONE CENT-EXTREMELY FINE-XF-154 YEARS OLD
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT-KM 85-ONE CENT-VERY GOOD-154 YEARS OLD-VG
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent - Good
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent VF WOW MUST HAVE
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1857 SILVER 3 CENT,1866,3 CENT,1866 2 CENT,1851 ONE CENT COINS WITH ISSUES.SEE
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1857 BANK OF UPPER CANADA LARGE CENT ONE PENNY TOKEN HORSE DRAGON KING CROWN
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1857 FLYING EAGLE Penny Cent VERY GOOD CONDITION Inv# 20585-VG
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1857 - 1858, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES, Cent Two Coins
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent Fine
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1857 Cent Flying Eagle XF SALE! 0INN
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Replica 1857 Flying Eagle Cents Copy
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Replica 1857 Braided Hair Large Cents Copy
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Replica 1857 Braided Hair Half Cents Copy
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22 DIFFERENT INDIAN HEAD CENT PENNIES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1857-1909 WOW #31
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FLYING EAGLE CENT - 1857 treasure
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****** Rare 1857 Flying Eagle Cent ********
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1857 SCOTT's # 24 - ONE CENT FRANKLIN / PRINT GOOD - CLEAN DETAILS / EDGES WORN
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1857 SCOTT's # 65 - 3 CENT WASH. / GOOD COLOR - SMALL TEAR TOP LEFT - LIGHT CAN.
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1857/1858 FLYING EAGLE CENT /SCARCE/DOUBLE SHARP/Z9205
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Unsearched US Small Cents Roll 1875 Indian Head Penny, 1857 Flying Eagle Cent H2
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1857 &1858, Flying Eagle Cent
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1857 Flyiing Eagle Cent
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent
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Nice! US 1857 P FLYING EAGLE Small ONE CENT Piece - Fine / Fine + !
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1857 Flying Eagle Cent
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