1857 Flying Eagle Cent. Flying Eagle. Type of 1857. MS-66 (NGC). OH.，This is a gorgeous example of the United States Mints premier small cent design type. Vividly toned in slightly mottled rose-red and powder blue iridescence, the surfaces exhibit a base of equally attractive golden-orange color. The strike is razor sharp from the rims to the centers, and the surfaces are expectably smooth for the assigned grade with a soft satin texture. The Philadelphia Mint struck 17,450,000 circulation strike cents bearing the 1857 date. These were first examples of the new small-size cent released to the public on May 25, 1857, amid much excitement. At the Mint two facilities were set up in the yard, and long lines formed as citizens sought examples of the first Flying Eagle cent released for circulation. It is perhaps no surprise that many Mint State pieces have survived, set aside at the time of issue and carefully preserved ever since. Yet even so, precious few examples have been this well preserved, this lovely coin ranking among the finest certified and undoubtedly also among the finest known. A strong candidate for inclusion in the finest type set or Flying Eagle cent collection.，From the Marc Kravit Collection.，
