Flying eagle cents were only issued for 3 years and remain popular in most any grade.
| 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 |