Flying Eagle Cent

The Flying Eagle Cent was designed by James B. Longacre. The coin has a weight of 4.67 grams, a diameter of 19mm, an a plain rim. The Flying Eagle Cent are 88% copper and 12% nickel which gives them a light color. Common nicknames for the Flying Eagle Cent were ‘white cent’, because of its color, and ‘nickel cent’ or ‘nick’, stemming from their composition (remember, the first five cent piece to be called a nickel was ten years later in 1866!). All specimens were struck in Philadelphia.