| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 170 | The Collectors' Auction - 2014 on 10/17/2014 | $600.00 |
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1856 Poor.
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REMOVED FROM SALE. |
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| 171 | The Collectors' Auction - 2014 on 10/17/2014 | $8,500.00 |
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1856 NGC PF-53.
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The superior, vintage eye-appeal could scarcely be better for an 1856 flying-eagle cent that has witnessed scant wear, as both sides exhibit immensely appealing, perfect olive-bronze color. Minor... |
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| 172 | The Collectors' Auction - 2014 on 10/17/2014 | $12,250.00 |
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1856 (Snow-9) PCGS PF-61 (green label).
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Mintage: 2000 to 3000. The consignor's notes indicate that he purchased the coin a number of years ago, making it relatively "fresh" to the market. Snow-9 appears to be the most common die-marriage... |
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| 320 | The Collectors' Auction 2013 on 10/18/2013 | $6,900.00 |
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1856 (Snow-9) PCGS PR Genuine/UNC details/tooled.
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Roman Powers Collection. Judd-180, Snow-9, R.2. The 1856 Flying Eagle cent has long been hands-down the most widely collected pattern of any series, and most collectors would consider it the first... |
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| 225 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2012 on 07/27/2012 | $19,000.00 |
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1856 PCGS PF-64.
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Snow-9 is the most common die-marriage for 1856 per Richard Snow, characterized by a fine die line above "I" in UNITED, and a nice center dot on the reverse. Snow goes on to state that it is a proof... |
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| 218 | The Collectors' Auction 2011 on 10/21/2011 | $6,250.00 |
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1856 PCGS VG-8 CAC.
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A pattern coin circulated to the point of VG details couldn't look this nice, could it? The chocolate-bronze surfaces are smooth as can be from long circulation, with but a single small mark above... |
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| 359 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $6,000.00 |
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1856 NGC Proof Fine details/improperly cleaned.
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Improperly cleaned, but really only lightly so, as the olive-gold surfaces are not hairlined and scarcely appear any different from an example with vintage surfaces. Although obviously well worn, the... |
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| 514 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2009 on 02/13/2009 | $14,750.00 |
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1856 "Snow-9" PCGS PF-64.
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Snow-9 is a proof only issue, yet many examples such as the one offered here provide very much a business-strike appearance due to extended use of the dies, and therefore the application of satiny... |
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| 205 | The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008 | $9,750.00 |
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1856 "Snow-3" Flying Eagle cent, PCGS PF-55.
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Diagnostics used to ascertain "Snow-3" include a recut "5" in the date, and a short die scratch extending from the right ribbon end to the rim on the reverse, and both of these characteristics are... |
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| 438 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2008 on 02/08/2008 | $9,500.00 |
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Rare and fantastic 1856 "Snow-3" Flying Eagle cent, AU-55
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Although proof examples of Snow-3 exist (they are very rare), prooflike examples struck later are far more common in the relative sense, and the present example very nearly qualifies as such. Indeed,... |
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| 298 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2007 on 07/27/2007 | $7,250.00 |
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1856 PF-35, Snow-9.
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The most readily available diagnostic for affirming this specimen's Proof attribution as Snow-9 is the die lump beneath the top left serif of "N" in "CENTS." The coin implies a pewter-brown,... |
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| 1019 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $12,750.00 |
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1856 PCGS PF-62.
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Attributed as Snow-9 by the diagnostic die lines on the obverse and reverse, plus the lump below the top left serif of "N" in CENTS . This supporting evidence ensures its declaration as being a Proof... |
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