1856 Flying Eagle Cent. Snow-9. Proof-61 (NGC).;The golden-tan surfaces are impressively smooth and without distractions, offering exceptional eye appeal for the assigned grade. Satiny luster uniformly blankets each side and shimmers with a light pinkish iridescence. A faint break from the left obverse rim projects up through the eagles beak and meets the lower spire of the diagnostic die line that passes through U of UNITED. A trivial blemish at the 3 oclock border goes entirely unnoticed without magnification. Overall, a fully rendered and delightfully attractive example of this popular issue.