Flying eagle cents were only issued for 3 years and remain popular in most any grade.
| Country | United States of America | 
| Year | 1857 | 
| Serie | Flying Eagle Cents | 
| Denomination | 1c | 
| Mint | Philadelphia | 
| coinage-type | Flying Eagle | 
| desg | MS | 
| designer | James B. Longacre | 
| diameter | 19 | 
| edge | Plain | 
| material | 0.880 Copper; 0.120 Nickel | 
| mintage | 17,450,000 | 
| ngc-id | 2276 | 
| obverse-description | An eagle with wings extended in full flight fills the central obverse design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the top periphery. The date is centered at the bottom. | 
| pcgs-link | 2016 | 
| pcgs-number | 2016 | 
| reverse-description | The reverse bears the denomination of ONE CENT in the center surrounded by a wreath bearing a ribbon tied in at the bottom center. | 
| variety | Flying Eagle | 
| weight-grams | 4.67 | 
| year-display | 1856-1858 |