1858 1C Small Letters MS(PCGS#2020)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1097

Grade

MS64+

Price

1,490

Lot Description

1858 Flying Eagle Cent. Small Letters, Low Leaves (Style of 1858), Type II. MS-64+ (NGC). Delightful satin surfaces are highly lustrous with splashes of vivid reddish-rose and powder blue iridescence further enlivening both sides. A base of equally attractive champagne-apricot patina is also noted. Sharply to fully struck and carefully preserved, this is an exceptionally colorful near-Gem type candidate from the brief Flying Eagle cent series of 1856 to 1858. PCGS# 2020. NGC ID: 2279. Click here for certification details from NGC.