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VSI COLLECTION - America’s Coins through the Years/History in your hands.

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Coin Details

Origin/Country:	United States
Design Description:	CENTS - FLYING EAGLE
Item Description:	1C 1857 EAGLE
Full Grade:	NGC AU 58
Owner:	VSI Collection

Set Details

Custom Sets:	VSI COLLECTION - America’s Coins through the Years/History in your hands.
Competitive Sets:	VSI COLLECTION - Basic U.S.Type Set,1792-1964,Circulated Coins Only Score: 908 VSI COLLECTION - US Type Set 1792 -1964 Score: 908 VSI COLLECTION - US Type Set including Modern Issues Score: 908 VSI COLLECTION - Basic U.S.Type Set - No Gold Score: 908 VSI COLLECTION - Basic U.S.Type Set with Gold Score: 908 VSI COLLECTION - Flying Eagle Cents,1857-1858 Circulation Issue (Incl. Varieties) Score: 1028 VSI COLLECTION - 19th Century Series Type Set,Non Proofs Only - No Gold Score: 908 VSI COLLECTION - Small Cent Type Set Score: 908 VSI COLLECTION - 19th Century Series Type Set,Circulated Coins Only Score: 908 VSI COLLECTION - 19th Century Series Type Set,Circulated Coins Only (No Gold) Score: 908
Research:	NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide NGC US Coin Census for Flying Eagle Cents (1856-1858)

Owner Comments:

Flying Eagle Cents we’re made of a copper - nickel alloy and replaced the cumbersome copper U.S. Large Cent which also came to an end in 1857 when the last Large Cent was manufactured at the Philadelphia Mint.The 1857 Flying Eagle Cent displayed here was graded AU 58 by NGC.On March 6,1857 the Dred Scott Decision was issued by the United States Supreme Court.The decision ruled that Scott,a slave,moved to a “free” State but never ceased to be a slave despite residing in a “free” State,denied him citizenship,and denied him the right to sue.Also,Elisha Otis installed the first safety passenger elevator on March 23,1857 in New York City at the E.V. Haughwout & Co. store.The President at this time was James Buchanan our 15th President who was just sworn into office on March 4,1857.John C. Breckinridge was Vice President and because President Buchanan never married the Country was without a First Lady.