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<p>[QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 1210457, member: 16948"]It is hard to find a Flying Eagle Cent with full tail feathers and when you do, a nice premium is usually added to the price tag. I've seen many pieces with partial mottos like Larry's posted above, and I agree it is most likely due to grease filled dies. So that's a big reason why a pristine, fully struck, lustrous Flying Eagle brings huge prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my 1857 - as you can see, it has a really cool rim clip</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://bluccphotos.com/clients/charmy/6-13-11/Images/4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my 1858 Large Letters - even though this is a beautiful piece, the tail feathers are not as crisp as I would have liked, but I bought this one for my personal collection because it has a really neat die break from about 2:00 under the motto that goes all the way down to the date.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://bluccphotos.com/clients/charmy/4-12-10/Images/5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And this 1858 Small Letters is just plain gorgeous and flashy!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://bluccphotos.com/clients/charmy/6-15-10/Images/5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 1210457, member: 16948"]It is hard to find a Flying Eagle Cent with full tail feathers and when you do, a nice premium is usually added to the price tag. I've seen many pieces with partial mottos like Larry's posted above, and I agree it is most likely due to grease filled dies. So that's a big reason why a pristine, fully struck, lustrous Flying Eagle brings huge prices. Here's my 1857 - as you can see, it has a really cool rim clip [img]http://bluccphotos.com/clients/charmy/6-13-11/Images/4.jpg[/img] Here's my 1858 Large Letters - even though this is a beautiful piece, the tail feathers are not as crisp as I would have liked, but I bought this one for my personal collection because it has a really neat die break from about 2:00 under the motto that goes all the way down to the date. [img]http://bluccphotos.com/clients/charmy/4-12-10/Images/5.jpg[/img] And this 1858 Small Letters is just plain gorgeous and flashy! [img]http://bluccphotos.com/clients/charmy/6-15-10/Images/5.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
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