Whitman Expo
1858 Flying Eagle, Small Letters One Cent MS Values
Details
Flying eagle cents were only issued for 3 years and remain popular in most any grade. This variety features smaller lettering type than the large letters variety of the same year. On the small letters variety the A in AMERICA does not touch the eagle's tail.
Obverse: An eagle with wings extended in full flight fills the central obverse design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the top periphery. The date is centered at the bottom.
Reverse: The reverse bears the denomination of ONE CENT in the center surrounded by a wreath bearing a ribbon tied in at the bottom center.
Basic Information
GSID:
15316
Coin Date:
1858
Denomination:
1c / One Cent
Designation:
MS
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
24,600,000
Coinage Type:
Flying Eagle Cent
Coinage Years:
1856-1858
Composition:
0.880 Copper; 0.120 Nickel
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Flying Eagle, Small Letters
Physical Characteristics
Weight:
4.67 gr
Weight:
0.165 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
19 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
