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1856 Cent. J-180 is the famous and popular “1856 Flying Eagle cent” widely collected transitional pattern, listed in A Guide Book of United States Coins, and of commanding importance to generations of numismatists. Examples exist in all grades. Die varieties exist and have been described by Richard Snow in his text on Flying Eagle cents.
Obverse Description
Eagle flying left, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above, 1856 below.
Reverse Description
“Agricultural wreath” enclosing ONE CENT, the design used for regular-issue Flying Eagle cents in 1857 and 1858.
Catalog Information
GSID:
12242
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Flying Eagle, Copper
Variety 2:
J-181
Coin Date:
1856
Denomination:
P1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1856
Composition:
Copper
Rarity:
H6
PCGS #:
11788
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Coin Value History
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Copper, J-181 MS BN
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1856 P1/2c Copper-Nickel, J-177 PR
Worth: $1,150 – $5,520
(1856) P1c Flying Eagle, Copper-Nickel, J-178 PR
(1856) P1c Flying Eagle, Copper, J-179 PR BN
Worth: $16,500 – $33,000
(1856) P1c Flying Eagle, Nickel or German silver, J-179a PR
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Copper-Nickel, J-180 MS
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Copper, J-181 PR BN
Worth: $18,000 – $36,000
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Repunched 5, Tilted ONE CENT, J-181a PR BN
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Pointed U, High Leaves, J-181b PR BN
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Repunched 5, High Leaves, J-181c PR BN
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Pointed U, Low Leaves, J-181d PR BN
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Pointed U, Center Dot, J-181e PR BN
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Die line at I, Center dot, J-181f PR BN
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Bronze, J-182 MS BN
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Bronze, J-182 PR BN
Worth: $24,000 – $43,200
1856 P1c Flying Eagle, Bronze, Thin Planchet, J-182 PR BN
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