1856 1C Flying Eagle MS(PCGS#2013)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2032

Grade

MS62

Price

24,400

Lot Description

Although sometimes certified as a Proof by PCGS (see above and below, the preceding and following lots), the historic Snow-3 die pairing of the 1856 Flying Eagle cent is traditionally viewed as a circulation strike. Indeed the present example, housed in a Generation 4.0 PCGS holder, has been certified as Mint State. It is a flashy BU coin with direct lighting calling forth pretty powder blue and champagne-pink undertones, as well as semi-reflective qualities from the fields. Otherwise warmly toned in medium tan-gold, with a crisp and sharply executed strike throughout. There is some glossiness to the texture and a few faint hairlines are betrayed by magnification, but no sizeable marks are seen, and the in-hand appearance is pleasingly smooth. Plenty of eye appeal, too.