1855

=**PT1 Flying Eagle / Laurel (olive) wreath, Four leaves under E in STATES.**= //Obv. Flying Eagle, 13 stars. Triangular die chip above the denticle under the 1.// //Die stage A: No Clash Marks.// //Die Stage B:// //Repolished. Die stiations 12:30 – 6:30. Clash marks between left wing and tail as well as under the eagle.//

//Rev. Laurel (olive) wreath. Four leaves under E in STATES.// //Die Stage A: No Clash Marks.// //Die Stage A (late): Die scratch between the NI of UNITED.// //Die Stage B: One wavy clash mark under the CE in CENT and between E in ONE and wreath.// //Die Stage C: Two clash marks between E in ONE and wreath.//



a) J-167. Copper. R5. Labeled Org. by PCGS
Die Stage A / A: 142.4 grains (!). PR-65BN NGC. Obverse rotated 10 deg CW (eagle flies upward). Stacks Bowers "Baltimore" 6/11:9007. Die Stage A / A (late) 98.6 Grains. PR-62BN NGC. No die rotation. Stacks Bowers "Baltimore" 6/11:9008. 93.1 Grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5462. 93.6 Grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5463. Die stage B / B: 99 Grains. PR65RB {PS} PCGS. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5461; (image) 92 Grains. Cu 93.18%, Sn 6.06%, Zn 0.76%. PR65BN {PS} PCGS. Stack's "S.S. New York" 7/08:171. EERC. PR-63BN PCGS [|Heritage "Long Beach" 2/08:2306].

b) J-167a. Ni. R8.
PCGS PR63



c) J-168. Bronze. R4. Labeled Org. by PCGS (1 labeled Res.)
Die stage A / A Dies rotated 10 deg. with eagle flying upwards. 92.9 grains. 92% Cu, 7.0% Sn, 1.0% Zn. NGC PR-66BN Heritage ANA 7/10:5648 PCGS PR-65BN 92.9 grains. 91% Cu, 7.7% Sn, 1.8% Zn. PCGS PR-35. Stacks Bowers "Baltimore" 6/11:9012. Die stage A / A (late) 92% Cu, 7% Sn, 1% Zn. NGC PR62BN. 92% Cu, 6% Sn, 2% Zn. NCS PR (60BN) (scatch) 95.68 grains. 94% Cu, 3.4% Sn, 2.1% Ag. PCGS PR63RB. Stacks Bowers "Baltimore" 6/11:9010 94.1 grains. 94% Cu, 4% Sn, 1% Zn. Org. PCGS PR64BN. Adjustment marks. 95.5 grains. 95% Cu, 4% Sn, 1% Zn. NGC PR-64BN. Stacks Bowers "Baltimore" 6/11:9009 PR-62BN NGC. Stacks Bowers "Baltimore" 9011. Die stage B / B: 92.5 Grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5464; Bronze. J-168. 92.75 Grains. 92% Cu, 6.1% Sn, 0.8% Ag, 0.8% Zn. J-168 Org. PCGS PR64RB. 92.6 grains. 92.6% Cu, 6.0% Sn, 1.4% Zn. J-168 Org. PCGS PR61BN. 97.2 grains. 92.2% Cu, 6.6% Sn, 1.2% Zn. J-168 Org. PCGS PR63RB. 95.22 grains. 93% Cu, 6% Sn, 1% Zn. PCGS PR65RB. 94.9 grains. 93% Cu, 6% Sn, 1% Zn. J-168 NGC PR64BN. Die stage C / C: 95.9% Cu, 3.3% Sn, 0.8% Zn. J-168 Org. PCGS PR65BN. 93.6 grains. 92% Cu, 6.6% Sn, 1.1% Zn. J-168 Org. PCGS PR63BN 95.8 grains. 87.4% Cu, 11% Sn, 1.6% Zn. J-168 Org. PCGS PR55RB

e) J-170. Copper-Nickel. 20% Ni 80% Cu. Low R7.
PCGS PR64, PR64, PR62, PR62, PR62, PR50, NGC PR64. (Duplicates likely) Die stage B / B: 117.6 Grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5465; CuNi. J-170. 117.3 Grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5466; CuNi. J-170. 117.1 Grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5467; CuNi. J-170. 117.7 Grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5468; CuNi. J-170. {171a 0.51% Sil. 18.11% Ni. 63.6% Cu, 17.78% Zn} R.V. Dewey.



f) J-170a. Copper-Nickel. 10% Ni 90% Cu. High R7
. 1) PCGS PR64 T. Fore (image) 2) PCGS 64. Die stage B / B. 96.61 grains. 89% Cu 11% Ni. Rkay; EERC(2009) Also) PR62, PR62. (Duplicates of PT1e likely)



g) J-171. Copper-Nickel. 40% Ni 60% Cu. R7.
Some of these may be J-171a. Testing is recommended. 1) PCGS PR63 R.V. Dewey 2) PCGS PR63 3) NGC PR63. DLRC #46 7/05:1902. 4) PCGS PR62 5) PCGS PR62 6) NGC PR62. Heritage 7/09:1230. 7) NGC PR61. Heritage 7/05:7248; 8) NGC PR61 NE Numismatics (2010) 8) PCGS PR60 9) PCGS AU55. Heritage 4/06:1814; T. Fore 10) XF45 NGC. Heritage 7/09:1229. 11) XF40 ANACS Tooled Cleaned. Heritage 10/01:8791.

h) J-171a. German Silver. 12% Ni 75% Cu. 13% Zn. R7.
Some of these may be J-171. Testing is recommended. All tested examples are Die Stage B. All are weak strikes with the MS63 piece illustrated being the fullest strike. 1) PCGS PR63 2) NGC PR62. American Numismatic Rarities 1/04:7 Heritage 12/09:1450. 3) PCGS AU58 T. Fore 4) [|PCGS AU58]. Heritage 1/10:3726. 5) PCGS AU55. Stack's 11/09:1727. 6) NGC PR-55 116.5 grains. 18% Ni, 65% Cu, 17% Zn. Rick Kay; EERC (2008); Charles D. 7) NCS Improperly cleaned (AU55). 116.8 grains. 18% NI, 64% CU, 18% Zn. Leonard M.; EERC (2011) 8) NGC PR53. Heritage 10/09:1251. 9) PCGS XF40. 10) NGC XF-40. 115.74 grains (7.5 grams on holder). 19% Ni, 63% Cu, 17% Zn. EERC (2011). Judd references other tested examples with 20% Ni, 66% Cu, 14% Zn and 19% Ni, 64% Cu, 17% Zn.

=PT2) Flying Eagle/ Two leaves under E in STATES= //Obv. Flying Eagle, 13 stars. Triangular die chip above denticle under 1. Same as PT1. Die stage C: Repolished. Die stiations 12:30 – 6:30. Feathers under Eagle's neck nearly disconnected.// //Rev. Laurel (olive) wreath. Two leaves under E in STATES. Same die as 1854 PT1 & PT2.// //Die Stage B: same stage as 1854. Small triangular clash marks between E and Wreath. Die striations 11:00 - 5:00 as well as 12:00 to 6:00 (mostly lower half of die).// //Die stage C: Clash Marks now polished away. The dot in the cent (Clash from LIBERTY head ear) is now just a shallow bump. Die striations 10:00 – 6:00.//



a) J-172. Copper. Low R6
Die stage C / C: 114.1 Grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5471 Cu. J-172.

Some of these may be J-173 PCGS Population 3/09 PR-65RD PR-66RB PR-65BN Die stage C. 90.5 Grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5469; EERC. Cu. J-172. (image) PR-65BN Die stage B/C. EERC 9/17 PR-65BN PR-64RB PR-64BN Die stage C. 114.51 grains. 100% Cu. Stacks Bowers "Baltimore" 6/11:9013. PR-63BN (2) PR-62BN NGC Population 6/08 PR-66BN PR-65RB PR-65BN (4) PR-64BN Die stage C/B. 114.3 grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5472 (114.8 gr.); R. Kay; EERC (2009) PR-64BN (2) PR-62BN PR-61BN



b) J-173. Bronze. Low R7.
Die stage C / C: 92.7 Grains. Stack’s Americana 1/07:5470. Bronze. J-173.

PCGS Population 3/09 PR-65RB PR-65BN PR-64RB: Leonard M.; EERC (2011) PR-64BN: Die stage B. 92.28 grains. 93.5% Cu, 6.5% Sn. EERC (2010); Stacks Bowers "Baltimore" 6/11:9014; PR-63BN PCGS. Die stage B/B. 93.36 grains. Cu 93%, 6.2% Sn, 0.9% Zn. EERC (2012). PR-63BN (2) PR-62RB NGC Population 6/08 PR-66BN Cam PR-65BN (PS) CAC;EERC; Goldberg's 9/10:###. PR-64RB PR-64BN Die Stage C/B. 92.2 Grains. 94% Cu, 5% Ni, 1% Zn. EERC (2009). PR-62BN Proof NCI. Rick Kay; EERC (2009); Gengum E.

c) J-174. Oroide. R8.
No example yet tested.