This month’s featured Indian Cent the 1877 Indian Cent, with a discussion of distinguishing proof strikes from business and genuine coins from altered.
This month’s featured Longacre coin is another interesting error – but this time we look at a shield nickel, one of a great series for collectors!
Some examples of die breaks on the reverse side of Flying Eagles are shown here.
Next in-person meeting:
Summer ANA Show in Oklahoma City on August 22nd, 2025. Time is 1:30 p.m. The room will be determined at the show. Please plan to stop by.
Last Coin Show: FUN – January, 2025
Last in-person meeting:
The Fly-In Club held a meeting at the annual FUN Show in Orlando, Florida. The meeting was held on Friday the 10th of January 2025 at the normal slot of 1:30 pm in Room N322. The meeting was begun with an introduction of the 15 attendees. Nine different states were represented, testimony to the eclectic and motivated mix of membership.
The Fly-In Club
Members of the Fly-In Club choose a journey to explore, enlighten, and share the rich history woven into Indian Cents, Flying Eagle Cents, and other treasured designs of James Longacre.
It is not our budgets that determine the collectors we are – it is indeed the choice of our coins.
Collect with us! Collect with confidence.
Explore our site to see all we have to offer. Catch up on club news, including meetings, read about the fascinating history of the coins we love, and check out our printed numismatic member’s periodical: Longacre’s Ledger.