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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26684894, member: 101855&quot;]After about 60 years, I finally completed a &quot;Red Book&quot; Flying Eagle set. I&#039;ll leave the overdates and the pieces with wierd clash marks to the specialists.</p><p><br /></p><p>1856 This is the &quot;common variety&quot; which was stuck sometime after 1856. It&#039;s graded PR-64 with an Eagle Eye sticker.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1702741[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1857 This one is graded MS-65. This was my type coin for a while.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1702742[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1858 Small Letters. This was my type coin for many years. I bought it at Stacks in the early 1970s. PCGS had the nerve or stupidty to send this back to me in a body bag many years ago for &quot;artificial toning.&quot; NGC properly graded it MS-64.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1702743[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1858 Large Letters. This is the more common 1858 variety, but I could not find &quot;the right one&quot; after I shopped the entire 2025 Winter FUN bourse. This one cropped up in an auction and sold for fair money, for once. It&#039;s graded MS-64. This white color was how the coins looked when they left the mint. People called them &quot;nickels&quot; until the 5 cent piece came along.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1702744[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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