1857 Flying Eagle Cent

This Flying Eagle Cent is a nice example of one of the following? Longacre doubling,doubled die, machine doubling, Post Mint Damage <PMD> ,RPD,..... post your thoughts..on this specimen based on the photo...... ?

 

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I’m not up to speed, due to my day in the hospital yesterday, but it looks like a die clash to me.

 

It looks like the S-4 Doubled Die. Doubling on eye.

 

Environmental damage and graffiti.


Z

 

Die crack- Machine doubling across "United States of Am".
PMD - Eviromental damage.

 

I don't have any clue. Oh wait! I don't have my glasses on.

 

It will look the same . . . .

Z

 

That’s kinda what I see also.

 

Bump

 

These coins were stuck on copper-nickel which is really hard. It held up well in circulation. This coin looks like it's had a hard life to me. The sharpness grade is Choice VF, but the surfaces have too much going on to have come that way from the mint.

Here's an MS-65 graded example, if that is any help.

 

You just love to make me drool John Beauty of an FE