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Flying Eagle Cent

The difference in sizes was eventually overcome by the government when they introduced The Flying Eagle Cent which as a result helped in fixing the impracticality with big coins. It was circulated in 1857 and 1858. It was made with 88% copper mixed with 12% nickel. This new issue of coins was the first use of copper-nickel by the US.