Very Unexpected Find in a Penny Roll with pics

creeper71

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I always check the rolled change at work most the pennies for wheats an forgien coins.. I check the others but not much silver has been found. Yesterday I was checking a rollof pennies an seen a very thick disc in the roll..so I popped it out an replaced it with a penny an finished looking thru the roll... it was a very worn coin an was very brown, worn an pitted.. so after I rerolled the pennies I looked at the disc an it was a 1858 Flying eagle... anyone else found a flying eagle in a roll of pennies??? I would post a pic but it probly won't do much good since it is in AG-3 - G-4 condition
 

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brendan1414

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Re: Very Unexpected Find in a Penny Roll

creeper71 said:
I always check the rolled change at work most the pennies for wheats an forgien coins.. I check the others but not much silver has been found. Yesterday I was checking a rollof pennies an seen a very thick disc in the roll..so I popped it out an replaced it with a penny an finished looking thru the roll... it was a very worn coin an was very brown, worn an pitted.. so after I rerolled the pennies I looked at the disc an it was a 1858 Flying eagle... anyone else found a flying eagle in a roll of pennies??? I would post a pic but it probly won't do much good since it is in AG-3 - G-4 condition

wow that is super rare... i haven't seen a FE on this forum for a while. Very incredible find! even in that condition i would be happy with it.
 

BuffaloBoy

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Re: Very Unexpected Find in a Penny Roll

wow nice incredible find!!!!!!!! Is it possible to post pictures? I know by the way you describe the coin it is in horrible shape, but I really want to see it :)

HH
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Re: Very Unexpected Find in a Penny Roll

That's awesome. I scored a flying eagle a month or so ago in a roll of pennies. I posted pics. Please post some too. I would love to see.
 

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Thanks for posting the picture, incredible that there are still flying eagles out there, I know my local coin machine is very picky and spits out dimes with minor bends in them, no possible way the machine would take a flying eagle(thicker and damaged), just amazing how that got into a machine roll...

HH!
 

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captainfwiffo said:
You weren't kidding about the condition. Still, amazing find, 153 years old!
yeah so pitted I thought the 8 was a 6 first time looking with loupe, I bout pooped my pants..lol
 

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Excellent find :icon_thumright: Can't get much more better than a flying eagle. Next up is the 1955 doubled die, 1943 copper penny and 1944 steel penny.
 

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Generic_Lad said:
Excellent find :icon_thumright: Can't get much more better than a flying eagle. Next up is the 1955 doubled die, 1943 copper penny and 1944 steel penny.
actually I am not that greedy.lol I search the rolls hoping to find a 1914d
 

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Looks like a metal detecting find that someone dumped. Still awesome to find a Flying Eagle
 

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santafeboy said:
Looks like a metal detecting find that someone dumped. Still awesome to find a Flying Eagle
exactly what I thought, I am thinking they might not even knew what it was an dumped it cause it has one cent on back
 

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