Live auction - fwo_703276 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 Cent “Flying Eagle” variété à petites lettres 1858 Philadelphie

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AU58

Estimate :	300 €
Price :	330 €
Maximum bid :	340 €
End of the sale :	07 December 2021 20:41:32
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : 1 Cent “Flying Eagle” variété à petites lettres

Date: 1858

Mint name / Town : Philadelphie

Quantity minted : 2460000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 4,7 g.

Edge : lisse

Slab

PCGS : AU58

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sous coque PCGS AU58

Catalogue references :

KM.19/- - Y.

Obverse

Obverse legend : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1858.

Obverse description : aigle volant vers la gauche.

Obverse translation : (États-Unis d'Amérique).

Reverse

Reverse description : Au centre en deux lignes : ONE/ CENT dans une couronne végétale.

Commentary

Dessiné par le graveur en chef, James Barton Longacre, le type Flying Eagle est frappé de 1857 à 1858. c’est le premier cent de petit diamètre (small cent), les cent de grande taille étant jugés encombrants par les commerçants et onéreux à produire.
Designed by Chief Engraver James Barton Longacre, the Flying Eagle type was struck from 1857 to 1858. It was the first small cent, as large cents were considered cumbersome by merchants and expensive to produce.