1857 Flying Eagle Cent – Mint Error
Ragged Clip & Lamination
This 1857 Flying Eagle Cent offers a rare combination of early U.S. copper-nickel coinage and dramatic mint errors. Featuring both a ragged clip and a lamination flaw, this piece tells a unique story from the early days of small cent production.
The ragged clip is sharply defined, with jagged, irregular edges caused by a defective planchet punch. The lamination error, likely due to impurities in the metal mix, shows as a peeling or split in the surface—common in early copper-nickel compositions but seldom paired with another significant error like this.
The 1857 Flying Eagle was the first year of regular-issue small cent production, making any mint error on this issue especially desirable. Strong detail remains on both the obverse and reverse, and the errors are prominent and fully visible.
A fantastic find for error collectors, early U.S. type collectors, or anyone looking for a coin with real character and story.
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