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1 Cent `Flying Eagle` 1858 trial strike

Uitgever United States Mint
Jaar 1858
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Graveur(s) James B. Longacre
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Beschrijving keerzijde The denomination ONE CENT appears in two bold lines of Roman capital letters at the center of the field, enclosed within a wreath composed of oak leaves and acorns tied at the base with a ribbon bow. At the apex of the wreath sits a small heraldic shield with vertical striping, flanked by decorative scrollwork. The entire device is enclosed within a beaded border. The reverse design is characteristic of the Indian Head cent series that would follow from 1859 onward, used here as a pattern pairing with the Flying Eagle obverse.
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Aanvullende informatie

The 1858 Flying Eagle cent trial strikes occupy an awkward administrative moment: Congress had authorized the small cent in 1857, and by 1858 the Mint was already aware the design was failing in production. The eagle's high-relief chest conflicted with the wreath directly opposite on the reverse, making simultaneous full strikes on both sides mechanically impossible. These trial pieces were part of the broader effort to audition replacements — the Indian Head design that ultimately won out was introduced the following year.

Judd-204 specifically belongs to a documented pattern series, not a circulation trial in any practical sense. The Mint's pattern program under James Ross Snowden was unusually prolific in this period, with many pieces struck for collector sale rather than genuine metallurgical evaluation.

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