Precursor to the 'skinny chickens' seen today.

I guess eagles were better fed back in the day or maybe they just wanted to be able to put the word CENT across their breast. Couldn't pass this coin up even though the funds to buy have temporarily dried up. I've been looking for this coin for some time, but the specimens I had found left something to be desired as far as being able to read the reverse. This coin has a nice strike with no major distractions and fits nicely in my ancestry set. I wonder if one of my ancestors actually crossed paths with this coin. I really got the bug when I started re-reading Q. David Bowers "Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins". I would suggest you get a copy for your library.

As usual, Happy Collecting, all.

Dan