1856-1858 Flying Eagle Cent Mintage

Year-by-year mintage figures for the Flying Eagle Cent, including mint location, mint mark, and notable issue notes.

Collector reference

Lowest Listed Mintages

Lowest mintage does not necessarily mean rarest or most valuable. Proofs and special issues are listed separately where applicable.

1857Philadelphia · None · 17,450,000First regular circulation Flying Eagle Cent

All Flying Eagle cents were struck at the Philadelphia Mint and used no mint mark.

Year	Mint	Mint Mark	Mintage	Status / Notes
1856	Philadelphia	None	634	Pattern/presentation issue; collected with the series; later restrikes and collector pieces make total survivors higher than the official figure
1857	Philadelphia	None	17,450,000	First regular circulation Flying Eagle Cent
1858	Philadelphia	None	24,600,000	Final year; collected by Large Letters and Small Letters varieties

Years Produced	1856–1858
Mint Locations	Philadelphia only
Mint Marks Used	None
Lowest Mintage	1856 (634 official pattern/presentation mintage)
Highest Mintage	1858 (24,600,000)
Key Dates	1856
Final Year	1858
Historic Note	Flying Eagle cents were the first small cents issued by the United States