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DATE GOOD VERY GOOD FINE VERY FINE EXTRA FINE 1857 04101 39.95 04201 57.50 04301 69.95 04401 89.95 04501 215.00 1858LL 04102 39.95 04202 57.50 04302 69.95 04402 89.95 04502 215.00 1858SL 04103 39.95 04203 57.50 04303 69.95 04403 89.95 04503 215.00 1859 04104 19.95 04204 27.50 04304 37.50 04404 72.50 04504 185.00 1860 04105 19.95 04205 27.50 04305 37.50 04405 72.50 04505 99.95 1861 04106 42.50 04206 49.95 04306 69.95 04406 99.95 04506 147.50 1862 04107 17.95 04207 19.95 04307 23.95 04407 49.95 04507 89.95 1863 04108 17,95 04208 19.95 04308 24.95 04408 49.95 04508 89.95 1864CN 04109 37.50 04209 49.95 04309 59.95 04409 67.50 04509 110.00 1864L 04110 84.95 04210 110.00 04310 215.00 04410 275.00 04510 350.00 1864BR 04111 24.95 04211 37.50 04311 44.95 04411 79.95 04511 99.95 1865 04112 24.95 04212 29.95 04312 49.95 04412 59.95 04512 79.95 1866 04113 89.95 04213 110.00 04313 132.50 04413 192.50 04513 285.00 1867 04114 89.95 04214 110.00 04314 149.95 04414 192.50 04514 275.00 1868 04115 89.95 04215 110.00 04315 149.95 04415 192.50 04515 275.00 1869 04116 129.95 04216 185.00 04316 325.00 04416 425.00 04516 650.00 1870 04117 99.95 04217 192.50 04317 275.00 04417 367.50 04517 650.00 1871 04118 129.95 04218 175.00 04318 275.00 04418 330.00 04518 695.00 1872 04119 159.95 04219 215.00 04319 330.00 04419 525.00 04519 735.00 1873 04120 37.50 04220 72.50 04320 99.95 04420 129.95 04520 295.00 1874 04121 37.50 04221 59.95 04321 99.95 04421 110.00 04521 159.95 1875 04122 37.50 04222 59.95 04322 99.95 04422 110.00 04522 185.00 1876 04123 57.50 04223 77.50 04323 120.00 04423 199.95 04523 295.00 1877 04124 675.00 04224 900.00 04324 POR 04424 POR 04524 POR 1878 04125 49.95 04225 64.95 04325 110.00 04425 229.95 04525 350.00 1879 04126 12.50 04226 17.50 04326 29.95 04426 59.95 04526 99.95 1880 04127 5.95 04227 6.95 04327 12.50 04427 19.95 04527 47.50 1881 04128 5.95 04228 6.95 04328 12.50 04428 14.95 04528 39.95 1882 04129 5.95 04229 6.95 04329 12.50 04429 17.50 04529 39.95 1883 04130 5.95 04230 6.95 04330 9.95 04430 14.95 04530 34.95 1884 04131 7.95 04231 12.50 04331 14.95 04431 27.50 04531 49.95 1885 04132 17.50 04232 19.95 04332 22.50 04432 49.95 04532 99.95 1886 04133 9.95 04233 19.95 04333 32.50 04433 99.95 04533 239.95 1887 04134 4.95 04234 5.95 04334 6.95 04434 9.95 04534 34.95 1888 04135 5.95 04235 6.95 04335 7.50 04435 12.50 04535 37.50 1889 04136 2.95 04236 3.95 04336 4.95 04436 7.50 04536 19.95 1890 04137 2.95 04237 3.95 04337 4.95 04437 6.95 04537 17.50 1891 04138 2.95 04238 3.95 04338 4.95 04438 7.50 04538 19.95 1892 04139 3.95 04239 4.95 04339 6.95 04439 7.95 04539 19.95 1893 04140 3.50 04240 3.95 04340 4.95 04440 6.95 04540 17.50 1894 04141 9.95 04241 12.50 04341 24.95 04441 32.50 04541 77.50 1895 04142 2.95 04242 3.95 04342 4.95 04442 5.95 04542 12.50 1896 04143 2.95 04243 3.95 04343 4.95 04443 5.95 04543 12.50 1897 04144 2.95 04244 3.95 04344 4.95 04444 5.95 04544 12.50 1898 04145 2.95 04245 3.95 04345 4.95 04445 5.95 04545 12.50 1899 04146 2.95 04246 3.95 04346 4.95 04446 5.95 04546 12.50 1900 04147 2.50 04247 2.95 04347 3.95 04447 4.95 04547 12.50 1901 04148 2.50 04248 2.95 04348 3.95 04448 4.95 04548 11.95 1902 04149 2.50 04249 2.95 04349 3.95 04449 4.95 04549 11.95 1903 04150 2.50 04250 2.95 04350 3.95 04450 4.95 04550 11.95 1904 04151 2.50 04251 2.95 04351 3.95 04451 4.95 04551 11.95 1905 04152 2.50 04252 2.95 04352 3.95 04452 4.95 04552 11.95 1906 04153 2.50 04253 2.95 04353 3.95 04453 4.95 04553 11.95 1907 04154 2.50 04254 2.95 04354 3.95 04454 4.95 04554 11.95 1908 04155 2.50 04255 2.95 04355 3.95 04455 4.95 04555 11.95 1908s 04156 129.95 04256 147.50 04356 185.00 04456 210.00 04556 295.00 1909 04157 9.95 04257 12.50 04357 14.95 04457 19.95 04557 29.95 1909s 04158 450.00 04258 495.00 04358 595.00 04458 675.00 04558 925.00
Grading Flying Eagle and Indian Cents: Grading Standards for Flying Eagle and Indian Cents from good to extra fine.
By 1857 the cost of striking and distributing Large Cents (1793-1857) has risen to the point that the U.S. Treasury abandoned production of the Large Cent, and the Half Cent, in favor of the Small Cent. The first Small Cent officially issued for circulation was the 1857 Flying Eagle Cent. Although approximately 1,500 1856 Flying Eagle Cents were struck at the Philadelphia Mint the year before, they were made as patterns to show Congress how the new cent would look and as proof editions offered for sale to collectors at a premium.
These new Small Cents were quickly accepted by the public who had all but stopped using the heavier Large Cents. The Act of February 21, 1857 which made Small Cents possible was also important because, by its terms, Spanish coins could be exchanged and melted at the mint in exchange for the new Small Cents. The public would no longer have to convert reals, medios, shillings, bits or pennies. The decimal system became both popular and official thereafter, although many people to this day still incorrectly refer to the cent as a penny!
The Flying Eagle Cent was designed by James B. Longacre. The coin has a weight of 4.67 grams, a diameter of 19mm, an a plain rim. The Flying Eagle Cent are 88% copper and 12% nickel which gives them a light color. Common nicknames for the Flying Eagle Cent were 'white cent', because of its color, and 'nickel cent' or 'nick', stemming from their composition (remember, the first five cent piece to be called a nickel was ten years later in 1866!). All specimens were struck in Philadelphia.
The first Indian Cent was issued in 1859. The image on the obverse is however not an actual Indian! It is, in fact, Liberty wearing an Indian headdress. The reverse of the 1859 depicted a laurel wreath around the words 'one cent'. This design was changed the next year to an oak wreath and shield with the same text.
The Indian Cent was designed by James B. Longacre. The coin has a weight of 4.67 grams, a diameter of 19mm, an a plain rim. From 1859 to the middle of 1964 the Indian Cent were 88% copper and 12% nickel which gave them a light color, same as the Flying Eagle Cent. From midway through 1864 to 1909 the composition was changed that of Bronze: 95% Copper and a 5% alloy of Zinc and Tin. Like the Flying Eagle, the early Indian Cent was sometimes called a 'white cent', because of its color, and 'nickel cent' or 'nick', stemming from their composition (remember, the first five cent piece to be called a nickel was seven years later in 1866!). All specimens were struck in Philadelphia except for the last two years, 1908 and 1909, which were minted in both Philadelphia and San Francisco.
LL / SL (Large Letters / Small Letters): These are terms used to distinguish the two varieties of 1858 Flying Eagle Cents. The Large Letter design shows the seraphs of the A and M in "AMERICA" touching at the bottom while the Small Letter design show the the A and M clearly separated.
CN / BR (Copper Nickel / Bronze): In 1864 the composition of the Indian Cents was changed from Copper Nickel to Bronze.
L (Longacre): In 1864 the obverse of the Indian Cent was redesigned slightly to sharpen the portrait. The designers initial 'L' for Longacre was added on the lower ribbon behind the neck. This was done late in 1864 and was kept until 1909.
S (San Francisco): The 'S' mint mark is located on the reverse just below the bow. Some Indian Cents were struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1908 and 1909. Coins struck in Philadelphia bear no mint mark.
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