My newest Flying Eagle variety

I just got this Flying Eagle as a holiday gift to myself.

Any and all comments are welcomed.

 

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That's one of my favorite designs. I LOVE the eagle. Simplicity makes the coin even more attractive to me. The coin is not cluttered with Congress-mandated mottos and slogans. A beautiful flying eagle dominates the obverse which also has 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' and the date while the reverse is nothing more than a wreath and the denomination. In my opinion on this coin LESS is MORE.

 

qft.

 

I forgot to mention it is a 1858/7 Snow 1 variety.

Bruce

 

nice overdate, did you cherry it?

 

Its nice to compare it with your avatar.

 

Nice broken wing tip too - so I think that makes it die stage B.

 

Pretty sharp grade by the way, what did you buy it as?

 

It's a BEAUT.

I can't bring the attached image up for a full blown view for some reason. I sure would like to see the 1858/7 overdate.

 

Nice - I could see the flag in the first picture. Good pickup.

 

The images are jacked up. No way to tell.

 

Not sure if many are aware of it, but if you have a mouse with a wheel in the middle of the left click and right click you can zoom in and out rather easily. All you do is hold the control key (ctrl) as you slide the wheel forward to zoom or backwards to zoom out. But dont forget to zoom out or the next page you load will be huge!


I can see it. Notice the mark on the upper right side of the 8.

 

Hobo, I agree that the simplicity of this series of coins makes it so attractive. It's one of the things that caused me to collect these coins, in all their varieties.

Bruce

 

Well, I tried to Cherry it from Rick Snow But that was not too likely. He did alright by me.

Bruce

 

My avatar is a 1857 FE snow 22 AU55 attributed to me by R.S.
I love both these coins.

Bruce

 

Actually, it is an ANACS EF-40 Early die state. The higher grades were getting out of my comfort price range and the EDS is what really sold me. With the M & LDS's they are almost impossible to determine the 2 noted markers on the obverse. They are the top of the 7, above and to the right of the last 8; and the dot (a piece of the number 1) midway between the date and the eagle.

I'll try to upload these photos again, now that I'm home and my computer will probably allow enlargement of the same photos.

Bruce

 

Some photos that you can enlarge.

I hope these are enlarging enough to see the markers. The 7 is above the last 8 and a one is in between the date and the eagle( a small shaded spot).

Bruce

 

These photos are from Rick Snows website and maybe, I'll have to get some shots with my Digital Blue to clearly show the repunched numbers. I'll attempt the digital microscope later on today, after work.

Bruce

 

Great coin.

 

Excellent! Congrats on your NEWP.