Just a slight bit of rub on this ever-popular rarity. The first year of issue for the 'small cent', the 1856 Flying Eagle cent - while technically a pattern coin - was struck in enough quantity that some found their way to circulation. It is undeniably a rare coin, with an estimated 1,500 pieces in existence. The coin is number 23 in the book '100 Greatest U.S. Coins'.
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