Flying Eagles 1856-1858: Coin Value Trends of Flying Eagle Cents since 1950.

Here are the historic value trends for individual coins of the Flying Eagle Cent series. Since this coin type was minted for only three years, we are able to get the Coin Value Tables for all Flying Eagle Cents on a single page.

This was the first of the small cents. Learn how this new diameter cent originated by jumping to theFlying Eagles 1856-1858 introductory page.

Should you wish to study trends of another US coinage type, then please return to theCoin Value Tables listing of online reports.

FLYING EAGLE CENTS
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1856	1857	1858 LL	1858 SL


See important note below for explanation of grading standards.

1856	Flying Eagle cents Historical Value Trends
	Mintage: 1000 (est.)

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-66	PF-65
1950	60.00	80.00	100	115	130	140	150	---	---	---	185
1955	115	125	180	225	250	275	300	---	---	---	350
1960	300	350	440	500	550	625	725	---	---	---	840
1965	650	800	1025	1300	2000	2300	2600	---	---	---	3250
1970	625	775	950	1175	1450	1725	2000	---	---	---	2500
1975	650	825	1100	1300	1500	1800	2400	---	---	---	2800
1980	800	925	1250	1500	1750	2000	2500	---	---	---	2750
1985	1500	1700	2000	2350	2650	2900	3800	---	---	---	7400
1990	2325	2575	2750	3100	3300	3750	4250	6500	15000	---	20000
1995	2600	3500	3900	4500	5000	5400	6400	9000	17500	---	21000
2000	3900	4500	4900	5200	5700	6300	7500	12500	29000	32500	22000
2002	3850	4500	4900	5250	5750	6300	7500	13000	35000	50000	21500
2004	6000	7200	8100	9250	10000	12500	15000	22500	33000	100000	27500
2006	6000	7100	8000	9100	10000	12500	15000	22500	52500	150000	27500
2008	6500	7500	10000	12500	14000	16000	20000	25000	62500	175000	50000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2008
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-66	PF-65
1950	8.41	8.14	8.26	8.42	8.40	8.51	8.80	---	---	---	10.14
1980	7.77	7.76	7.71	7.87	7.71	7.71	7.71	---	---	---	10.91
1995	7.30	6.04	7.51	8.18	8.24	8.71	9.16	8.18	10.29	---	6.90
2004	2.02	1.03	5.41	7.82	8.78	6.37	7.46	2.67	17.31	15.02	16.12

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1857	Flying Eagle cents Historical Value Trends
	Mintage: 17,450,000

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-66	PF-65
1950	0.40	0.75	1.00	1.75	3.00	4.25	7.00	---	---	---	45.00
1955	1.00	1.75	2.75	3.25	5.00	7.00	12.00	---	---	---	75.00
1960	2.25	3.00	5.50	7.50	10.00	15.00	30.00	---	---	---	210
1965	4.75	6.75	10.50	17.50	27.50	45.00	100	---	---	---	1600
1970	4.50	5.50	8.00	12.00	21.00	40.00	115	---	---	---	2150
1975	7.00	8.00	12.00	22.00	50.00	110	275	---	---	---	2500
1980	7.50	9.00	13.00	24.00	60.00	115	275	---	---	---	3000
1985	7.00	9.50	12.50	25.00	60.00	115	285	---	---	---	5300
1990	10.75	12.00	15.00	33.00	68.00	130	250	375	3650	---	18500
1995	15.00	18.00	22.00	30.00	82.50	150	300	470	2500	---	16750
2000	18.00	20.00	25.00	38.00	100	145	250	600	3000	5000	28000
2002	18.00	20.00	25.00	38.00	100	150	250	600	3400	5250	28000
2004	25.00	29.00	34.50	50.00	140	200	310	1000	4000	7250	30000
2006	25.00	29.00	34.50	50.00	140	200	310	1000	4000	7250	30000
2008	35.00	42.50	50.00	60.00	150	250	350	1000	4000	7500	35000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2008
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-66	PF-65
1950	8.01	7.21	6.98	6.28	6.98	7.28	6.98	---	---	---	12.16
1980	5.66	5.70	4.93	3.33	3.33	2.81	0.87	---	---	---	9.17
1995	6.73	6.83	6.52	5.48	4.71	4.01	1.19	5.98	3.68	---	5.83
2004	8.78	10.03	9.72	4.66	1.74	5.74	3.08	0.00	0.00	0.85	3.93

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1858	Flying Eagle cents Historical Value Trends
Large Letters	Mintage: 24,600,000

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-66	PF-65
1950	0.50	1.25	2.00	3.50	5.50	7.50	10.00	---	---	---	55.00
1955	1.50	3.00	4.50	7.00	12.00	16.00	22.50	---	---	---	80.00
1960	3.00	4.75	7.50	9.50	18.50	32.00	57.50	---	---	---	250
1965	6.50	8.75	13.00	25.00	40.00	75.00	150	---	---	---	1800
1970	5.00	6.25	9.25	15.00	27.50	60.00	130	---	---	---	2100
1975	7.50	8.75	13.00	25.00	55.00	120	300	---	---	---	2500
1980	8.50	10.00	13.50	25.00	65.00	125	275	---	---	---	3000
1985	7.00	9.50	14.00	28.00	60.00	120	250	---	---	---	5300
1990	10.75	12.25	15.00	33.00	70.00	140	250	425	3750	---	18500
1995	17.50	20.00	25.00	40.00	100	175	275	500	2500	---	15000
2000	18.00	20.00	25.00	40.00	105	175	275	600	3200	5250	22500
2002	18.00	20.00	30.00	50.00	125	175	275	650	3500	5500	22500
2004	25.00	29.00	34.50	50.00	140	200	310	1000	4000	5750	26000
2006	25.00	29.00	34.50	50.00	140	200	310	1000	4000	5750	26000
2008	35.00	42.50	50.00	60.00	150	250	350	1000	4000	6000	26000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2008
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-66	PF-65
1950	7.60	6.27	5.71	5.02	5.87	6.23	6.32	---	---	---	11.20
1980	5.18	5.30	4.79	3.18	3.03	2.51	0.87	---	---	---	8.02
1995	5.48	5.97	5.48	3.17	3.17	2.78	1.87	5.48	3.68	---	4.32
2004	8.78	10.03	9.72	4.66	1.74	5.74	3.08	0.00	0.00	1.07	0.00

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1858	Flying Eagle cents Historical Value Trends
Small Letters	Mintage: Inc. Above

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-66	PF-65
1950	0.50	1.25	2.00	3.50	5.50	7.50	10.00	---	---	---	55.00
1955	1.50	3.00	4.50	7.00	12.00	16.00	22.50	---	---	---	80.00
1960	3.00	4.75	7.50	9.50	18.50	32.00	57.50	---	---	---	250
1965	6.50	8.75	13.00	25.00	40.00	75.00	150	---	---	---	1800
1970	5.00	6.25	9.25	15.00	27.50	60.00	130	---	---	---	2100
1975	7.50	8.75	13.00	25.00	55.00	120	300	---	---	---	2500
1980	8.50	10.00	13.50	25.00	65.00	125	275	---	---	---	3000
1985	7.00	9.50	14.00	28.00	60.00	120	250	---	---	---	5300
1990	11.00	12.50	15.25	32.75	75.00	165	300	550	3900	---	18500
1995	17.50	20.00	25.00	40.00	100	175	275	500	2500	---	14000
2000	18.00	20.00	25.00	40.00	105	175	275	650	3000	5500	25000
2002	18.00	20.00	30.00	50.00	125	175	265	675	4000	6000	25000
2004	25.00	29.00	34.50	50.00	140	200	310	1000	4000	9500	32500
2006	25.00	29.00	34.50	50.00	140	200	310	1000	4000	9500	32500
2008	35.00	42.50	50.00	60.00	150	250	350	1000	4000	10000	35000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2008
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-66	PF-65
1950	7.60	6.27	5.71	5.02	5.87	6.23	6.32	---	---	---	11.77
1980	5.18	5.30	4.79	3.18	3.03	2.51	0.87	---	---	---	9.17
1995	5.48	5.97	5.48	3.17	3.17	2.78	1.87	5.48	3.68	---	7.30
2004	8.78	10.03	9.72	4.66	1.74	5.74	3.08	0.00	0.00	1.29	1.87

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In the 1950s, grading practices were radically different from what we have today. A coin's condition was described using simple adjectives such as "Very Good" or "Uncirculated". Accordingly, numismatic references of those times conformed to the same set of adjectives to approximate retail coin values. Varying distinctions of Uncirculated (today's equivalent of MS-60, MS-61, etc) and Proof were recognized in some advertisements and auction bills by employing modifying descriptors such as "Brilliant Uncirculated" or "Choice Proof", for example. However, with no clear point of reference or consistency on how the modifying descriptors were invoked, most publishers resorted to listing values for only one "Uncirculated" grade and one "Proof" grade.

The 70-point numeric system (G-4, VG-8, etc.) in widespread use today was popularized by the American Numismatic Association in the late 1970s, an era when coin values were escalating dramatically, most notably for high quality specimens. Vague descriptors such as "Choice" and "Brilliant" were replaced by the more precise numerically determined grades. Thus, finely differentiated grades like MS-60, MS-63, and MS-65 eventually became commonplace, and by the late 1980s, the practice of assigning a numerical grade to indicate quality was universal (this does not imply the 70-point system eliminated grading inconsistencies, but it did help to stabilize the coin collecting hobby).

The Coin Value Tables™ trend data for Flying Eagle cents reflect the historic availability of numeric grades to describe coins. For the 1950-1985 rows, the values in the "G-4" column correspond to the "Good" listing of those years, "VG-8" corresponds to "Very Good", and so on. The "MS-60" column records the "Uncirculated" value reported during those same decades. Similarly, "PF-65" corresponds to simple "Proof" figures. Starting in the 1990 row, coin values strictly correspond to numeric grades grades. Furthermore, "Uncirculated" grades are broken down into "MS-60", "MS-63", and "MS-65", because by 1990, this type of Uncirculated value data for Flying Eagle cents was readily available. Beginning in the 1990 row and onward, the "PF-65" figure can be precisely viewed as the value for a Proof cent ranking 65 on the 70 point scale.

For those interested, we have a coin grading section with more details on the evolution of grading coins.

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