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One in a million - 2/27/2010 12:45:24 AM    Clam Posts: 724 Joined: 11/8/2008 From: Baltimore Status: offline While probing around a few months back I found this on a pile of crawl space dirt someone had left while going through some razed houses. I really could'nt tell what it was at the time so I put it in my pocket and forgot about it until I found it in the bottom of the washing machine a fews weeks later. So at that point I looked at it and saw it was a flying eagle penny, then it took me a few hours to figure out the date which is 1856 and that meant nothing to me at the time until I opened my U.S coin book and saw that this is arguably the rarest U.S one cent piece out there. The reason I know that it was not wishful thinking coming up with the date is that I did not know anything about the 1856 Flying Eagle before figuring out the date. My book is from 1996 and they listed this coin at $3600 in the worst grade that they list ! And one auctioned recently for $30,000. I think the condition of mine is the worst you can get and still be worth something. Are there any coin peeps out there who could give me some advice on what to do with this thing. I would appreciate it.......Greg Attachment (1) _____________________________ Ok if were gonna dig it............. were gonna dig it all the way ! Post #: 1

RE: One in a million - 2/27/2010 12:45:53 AM    Clam Posts: 724 Joined: 11/8/2008 From: Baltimore Status: offline Another shot.... Attachment (1) < Message edited by Clam -- 2/27/2010 12:46:49 AM > _____________________________ Ok if were gonna dig it............. were gonna dig it all the way ! (in reply to Clam) Post #: 2

RE: One in a million - 2/27/2010 12:53:17 AM    athometoo Posts: 1740 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline A cent with the same date and a chain-link design on the back sold for a similar amount. Some others that are also rare, though not as valuable: (maximum prices shown for the highest available grade, lesser quality may be far lower in value) 1793 wreath type with a lettered edge - $250,000 1796 - $40,000 1856 Flying Eagle - $35,000 1861 - $41,000 1864 made of cupro-nickel - $19,000 1888 over 1887 date - $50,000 1909-S Lincoln - $11,000 1909-S VDB Lincoln - $78,000 1910-S - $39,000 1912 - $23,000 1914-D - $22,000 1914-S - $49,000 1919-D - $42,000 1922 "plain" error - $123,000 1924 - $25,000 1943 copper - $112,000 1943-D copper - $240,000 1943-S copper - $150,000 1944 steel - $126,000 1955 double die - $39,000 this is what i could find . way to go  .  sam heres a pic of the front Attachment (1) < Message edited by athometoo -- 2/27/2010 12:55:14 AM > (in reply to Clam) Post #: 3

RE: One in a million - 2/27/2010 12:55:51 AM    athometoo Posts: 1740 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline the back . Attachment (1) (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 4

RE: One in a million - 2/27/2010 12:58:45 AM    Clam Posts: 724 Joined: 11/8/2008 From: Baltimore Status: offline What are the odds of finding this coin lying on a pile of dirt in good old Baltimore, Crazy ! And there was only 1500 of them minted ! _____________________________ Ok if were gonna dig it............. were gonna dig it all the way ! (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 5

RE: One in a million - 2/27/2010 6:14:00 AM    bottlesjhbottler   Posts: 161 Joined: 1/15/2010 Status: offline nice find..cheeerss _____________________________ aussie bottle collector collecting black glass,pottery,codds,ginger beers. http://ozbottleforum.com/ Australian Antique Bottle Forum ebay seller name bottlesjhbottler (in reply to Clam) Post #: 6

RE: One in a million - 2/27/2010 9:22:14 AM    Poison_Us   Posts: 2795 Joined: 5/27/2009 From: Savannah, Ga. Status: offline The coins are just popping up recently.  Nice find indeed. _____________________________ Poison Us Member: APBCA ( www.poisonbottleclub.org ) Visit Us @: www.poisonousaddiction.com Looking for digging partners in/near Savannah. Be a friend. Give the "GIFT" of Poison. (in reply to bottlesjhbottler) Post #: 7

RE: One in a million - 2/27/2010 10:00:11 AM    appliedlips Posts: 3396 Joined: 1/30/2005 Status: offline       Good find, but would advise against cleaning the next one the same way. I have gotten in a hurry to see a day before,also? _____________________________ LOOKING FOR PONTILLED OR EARLY SQUAT SODAS FROM HIGHLAND,ILLNOIS.. (in reply to Clam) Post #: 8

RE: One in a million - 3/26/2010 11:56:28 AM    old.s.bottles Posts: 920 Joined: 3/16/2010 From: CT Status: offline How'd you find out the date on it? It looks a little to beat up for the date to be visible. either way, nice find! (in reply to appliedlips) Post #: 9

RE: One in a million - 3/26/2010 3:05:34 PM    beendiggin Posts: 2861 Joined: 6/30/2005 Status: offline Very cool. I hope you let us know what happens. (in reply to old.s.bottles) Post #: 10

RE: One in a million - 3/26/2010 3:41:18 PM    morbious_fod   Posts: 3924 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: The backwoods of the backwoods, Virginia Status: offline Looking at my official Numismatic grading standards guide I would have to say that this one ranks in the area of AG-3 or with the pitting maybe a bit lower. Good find, but condition wise it just doesn't look like much, which means a lot in this field. _____________________________ My website chronicling the soda bottling companies of the Southwest Virginia or Northeast Tennessee area including Bluefield, Princeton, and Rock West Virginia www.tazewell-orange.com NEW ARTICLES: Just say Mil-Kay the story of Mil-K-Botl (in reply to beendiggin) Post #: 11

RE: One in a million - 3/26/2010 10:29:38 PM    athometoo Posts: 1740 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline that is a great find . i would settle for a 1857 or58 . after telling my dad about this post he says hey we got some of them . dont know if 56 57 or 58 yrs , gotta dig them out of the safe and check . ever since i was knee high he has collected guns knives and coins and marbles . the only thing he ever said repeatedly was condition , condition , condition . sam (in reply to morbious_fod) Post #: 12

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