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centsless
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 Posted - 03/13/2008 : 17:59:30
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how many of you guys have ever come across a flying eagle in circulation?. i didn't but a woman at my work did ( i guess) I havent seen it yet. another woman told me that this woman went to KFC and got in her change a (quote) "penny with an eagle on it dated 1853 or something. she said its worth $400." if and when i can take a look at it i will report as to its date and condition. (and enviously congratulate her)
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Loophole29
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 03/13/2008 : 18:04:56
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| You know, I've thought about that. It's possible, as about 42 million of them were made. I mean, the difference between an 1880s (which I've found) and 1857 is only 30 years... |
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 Posted - 03/13/2008 : 18:34:45
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| they only made flying eagle cents from 1856-1858. and they are worth about $25 if they are in good shape, unless it is a 1856 valued at over $6,000. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
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Posted - 03/13/2008 : 19:13:04
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| Oldest coin I have gotten so far in circulation is an 1864.. close, but no cigar. I have one of those 1856 Flying Eagle cents.. it is an altered 1858. |
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fiatboy
Administrator
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Posted - 03/13/2008 : 21:34:00
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| Still looking........ |
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aloneibreak
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2008 : 15:59:30
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| aren't the flying eagles a bit fatter? kinda like an early years indian? they might end up in a counter bag but they wouldnt roll up right would they? sweet find regardless |
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centsless
Penny Pincher Member
119 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2008 : 17:25:17
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| when i make quotations i should note that the speaker is one of the uninformed. i know then the eagles flew but as we all know , when info goes from person to person, facts become garbled, that is why the quotation marks. hopefully i will see the coin monday or tuesday |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 07/12/2008 : 10:29:21
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Originally posted by centsless
how many of you guys have ever come across a flying eagle in circulation?. i didn't but a woman at my work did ( i guess) I haven't seen it yet. another woman told me that this woman went to KFC and got in her change a (quote) "penny with an eagle on it dated 1853 or something. she said its worth $400." if and when i can take a look at it i will report as to its date and condition. (and enviously congratulate her)
Centsless did you ever get a chance to look at that Flying Eagle?
I found one about a week ago. Couldn't believe it when I seen it I had to look twice. It is a 1857 not in the best shape but the date is nice and clear so it might be a $40.00 coin. Wish it would have been one year older!! |
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misteroman
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USA
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Posted - 07/12/2008 : 22:25:19
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| I thought I remember someone on here finding one |
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jadedragon
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Canada
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Posted - 07/13/2008 : 13:19:37
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I thought I remember someone on here finding one
As there are certianly no more IHP out there - this flying eagle non-sense is really over the top. Next you guys will be telling us all that there are gold coins in your penny bags. Like the $145 one on ebay. |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2008 : 20:02:45
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| Even if th flying eagle is thicker, I believe that it could be rolled. Didn't someone here find a nickel in a roll a couple of months back? |
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Posted - 07/13/2008 : 21:34:17
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a quarter eagle could be rolled in a penny wrap...love to find one of those.
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 07/13/2008 : 22:03:45
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Actually someone in one of my coin clubs did find a quarter eagle in a penny roll once. It is still on my list of coins to find. I just need to "sort more."  |
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Posted - 07/13/2008 : 22:28:17
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quarter eagles are my favorite gold coin. especially when i paid about 60 bucks for each of mine years ago before the gold explosion.
nice to know i can go to the coin store i got them from 5 years later and sell for 3x what i paid for it. someday id like to get a nice graded D or C mintmark. mine are all circulated, some heavily. but hey....its gold!!
actually hoard i read back in this post and ive got an altered 1858 flying eagle too. i still put it in the book as a 1856 though.
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Neckro
1000+ Penny Miser Member
Saudi Arabia
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Posted - 07/13/2008 : 23:24:29
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| Stupid question, what is a flying eagle? |
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mingusdew
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 07/13/2008 : 23:55:55
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I thought I remember someone on here finding one
It was me, and I recall posting a thread about it almost right away. Blew my mind when I found it in an NF String roll. I'm pretty sure the thread is around here somewhere. I'd say it was about a month ago that I posted it.
No major penny finds since, though on a slightly related note I did get a good box of halves a couple weeks ago. May/June must have been big months for coin dumps, all my boxes last month were incredible. |
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Posted - 07/13/2008 : 23:56:39
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its a penny from 1856-1858.
before the indian head 1859-1909. |
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