1857 Flying Eagle Cent Unc~untoned~Beautiful BU Surfaces

Lets not over think it guys. At first glance it's decent but with problems/worked/processed somehow. Not enough market acceptable coins to go around so coins like this are sometimes all thats out there. Nothing wrong with owning a coin like this. Just don't overpay for it. Raw, I wouldn't want to be any deeper than 20% back of greysheet AU. Without checking what that is I would pass and save my dough to put toward an actual slabbed example if I was buying online. Paying MS money on this coin and having a TPG validate the grade is a real gamble IMO.

Ah, what do I know.....take it with a grain.

 

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I would not be surprised if this coin had been whizzed. Slight wear with really poppin luster is suspect to me...

 

Well it closed at $1259.00 a heck of alot more than I ever pay for it raw.

 

I agree. Raw, I would have treated it like an AU and bid no more than $350.

 

The color is extremely suspicious...

 

EXACTLY my point.

 

Well this coin sold for $1259.00 but was returned and is now once again up for sale on e bay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1857-Flying-Eagle-Cent-Untoned-Uncirculated-Beautiful-BU-Surfaces/380626318477?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D7260178822654392943%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D360642244923%26

Now at $510.00 and 1 day 8 hours left wonder what it will end up this time......to me at $510.00 still over priced

 

This seller is well known for images that show the actual look of the coin.
One of the good guys for sure.

 

I know a lot of people do business with this seller and like his products. Here's what he says about this coin...

...does anyone find fault in these statements?

 

Nope

 

Yes, because the piece displays both wear and a weak strike.

 

Just my 2 cents.

 

And you can tell the difference between the two from the image?

 

I would graded a strong Au .1857 finding a strong strike on that date is not easy.
As for color really only the coin knows..

 

I think i found this to be the most interesting part of this whole thread:

I must say KUDOS cremebrule, great eye for who the seller was on like the 4th post of this thread.