Flying Eagle Cent

[smokedaddy]

Thought I would share my 1857 Flying Eagle that I pulled from a hunt that I did with "Walk the Dog" and his son. We found a few indians too. This area was another house foundation in Bradford County PA.

 

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[granthansen]

Great find. Congrats. It cleaned up very nicely.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find smokedaddy.

 

[oney]

Beautiful find, smokedaddy!

 

[Jeff95531]

Congrats! The very first coin I bought was an 1857 in fine condition. I was about ten and thought it was really cool to own a coin 100 years older than me. If I ever find another, it would be awesome!

 

[mo dirt diggin]

Way to go! It is an an awesome find, I hope to find one some day.

 

[nsdq]

Nice FE happy hunting

 

[SusanMN]

It looked to be in wonderful shape. We see them posted here occasionally, but most are pretty toasted. Congrats on a great find.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Awesome FE cent -- put a little bees wax or Verdi-Care on it to bring out the detail and hydrate it a bit.

 

[Wldbil]

Nice find... That one is on my wanted list

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Nice one, the one I Found is not as nice...
Good Job !
Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[Jyverb64]

Nice save, the one I found was also toasted as are many.

 

[smokedaddy]

Hi all, thanks for the kind comments. It was dug in a wooded area next to the foundation. Im sure as in most other field dug coppers, the fertilizer shows no mercy.. I have been using 0000 steel wool on a lot of my coppers and give them a light rub. The results are nice enough to make them presentable..