Public domain — Wehwalt
Small Cents · $0.01
1856 Flying Eagle Cents (1856-1858)
Key Features
1856 Flying Eagle Cent â first year of the short-lived series. Slabbed obverse reference image.
Intriguing History
The 1856 Flying Eagle cent was never officially authorized for full production -- it was a pattern struck to show Congress and the public what the brand-new small-size cent would look like -- yet several thousand were made and quickly prized by collectors, making it one of the most famous pattern coins in American numismatics despite never being a fully legal circulation issue.
Total Weight4.67 g