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Flying Eagle cent

The Flying Eagle cent is a one-cent piece struck by the Mint of the United States as a pattern coin in 1856 and for circulation in 1857 and 1858. The coin was designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre, with the eagle in flight based on the work of Longacre's predecessor, Christian Gobrecht.

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Composition
88.0% copper · 12.0% nickel
Design
Eagle in flight · Denomination enclosed by wreath
Design date
1856
Designer
James B. Longacre
Diameter
19 mm
Edge
Plain

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Flying Eagle cent

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Avg. degree1.97
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Flying Eagle cent

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related to Release, production, and collecting · 21
Flying Eagle cent → Christopher Columbus, Columbus, Despite, Flying Eagle, From, George Washington, Guthrie, In, Longacre, Many Flying Eagle, May, Mint, Nearly, On, Philadelphia, Snowden, Spanish, The, The Mint, The Philadelphia Mint
related to Design · 19
Flying Eagle cent → According, Although Gobrecht's, American, Cornelius Vermeule, Despite, Flying Eagle, Gobrecht, Indian Head, It, Longacre's, Mint, Peale-Gobrecht, Peter, Philadelphia Mint, President Theodore Roosevelt, Saint-Gaudens, Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, The, Vermeule
related to External links · 8
Flying Eagle cent → Archived, Coin GuideOne Cent, Coin Type, Flying Eagle, Flying Eagle Cent Pictures, Photos, United States, Wayback MachineFlying Eagle Cent
Composition · 2
Flying Eagle cent → 12.0% nickel, 88.0% copper
Design · 2
Flying Eagle cent → Denomination enclosed by wreath, Eagle in flight
Design date · 1
Flying Eagle cent → 1856
Designer · 1
Flying Eagle cent → James B. Longacre
Diameter · 1
Flying Eagle cent → 19 mm
Edge · 1
Flying Eagle cent → Plain
Mass · 1
Flying Eagle cent → 4.67 g

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Flying Eagle centComposition88.0% copper1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centComposition12.0% nickel1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centDesignEagle in flight1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centDesignDenomination enclosed by wreath1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centDesign date18561.00infobox
Flying Eagle centDesignerJames B. Longacre1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centDiameter19 mm1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centEdgePlain1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centMass4.67 g1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centMint marksNone. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint without mint mark.1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centValue1 cent (.01 U.S. dollars)1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centYears of minting1854–1856 (patterns only) 1857–1858 (regular issues)1.00infobox
Flying Eagle centis aone-cent piece struck by the Mint of the United States as a pattern coin in 1856 and for circulation in 1857 and 18580.90text

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