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