1 Cent "Indian Head Cent"

Features

Country	United States
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1864-1909
Value	1 Cent (0.01 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	3.11 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
References	KM# 90a, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 117a Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

Liberty with Indian headdress bearing the word Liberty.

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LIBERTY
1901

Engraver: James Barton Longacre

Reverse

Shield and wreath with lettering centered
Mint-mark below wreath (1908-1909 only)

Lettering: ONE CENT

Engraver: James Barton Longacre

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Minted for over 50 years, Indian Head cents are widely considered the most beautiful copper coins in American history. Introduced shortly before the War between the States in 1859, they were struck by the U.S. Mint until 1909. Designed by James Longacre, these historic cents were the nation's first coinage tribute to the noble, proud American Indian. His Longacre design also represented the first time that official United States Mint coins featured a distinctly American motif.

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1864				35.28					1.5%	With "L" on ribbon
1864	35								0.3%	with "L" on ribbon; Proof
1864	39,233,714		13.91	24.42					5%	without "L"
1864	150								0.15%	without "L" ; Proof
1865	35,429,286	6.38	6.38		19.38				6%	overdate variety reported
1865	500								0.2%	Proof
1866	9,826,500	27.10							2%
1866	725								0.14%	Proof
1867	9,821,000	49.41							1.8%
1867	625								0.12%	Proof
1868	10,266,500	17.45							2%
1868	600								0.12%	Proof
1869	6,420,000								1.5%
1869									0.3%	overdate variety exists
1869	600								0.12%	Proof
1870									0.4%	bold "N"
1870	5,275,000								1.4%	shallow "N";
1870	1,000								0.12%	shallow "N"; Proof
1871									0.6%	bold "N"
1871	3,929,500								1.1%	shallow "N"
1871	960								0.10%	shallow "N"; Proof
1872									0.4%	bold "N"
1872	4,042,000								1.1%	shallow "N";
1872	950								0.10%	shallow "N"; Proof
1873	11,676,500	13.32							3%	closed "3"
1873	1,100								0.10%	closed "3"; Proof
1873									0.10%	doubled "LIBERTY"
1873								874.44	0.7%	open "3"
1874	14,187,500				62.95				3%
1874	700								0.14%	Proof
1875	13,528,000	7.79	17.44	56.33					4%
1875	700								0.08%	Proof
1876	7,944,000	26.65	28.53						2%
1876	1,150								0.12%	Proof
1877	852,500								0.8%	(fr) Excessivement rare
1877	900								0.12%	Proof
1878	5,797,500		25.01						2.0%
1878	2,350								0.14%	Proof
1879	16,228,000	4.70	4.70	16.75	33.83				5%
1879	3,200								0.12%	Proof
1880	38,961,000	4.12	4.23		13.87				9%
1880	3,955								0.17%	Proof
1881	39,208,000	3.39	3.39	3.54	6.91				10%
1881	3,575								0.17%	Proof
1882	38,578,000	2.91	2.43	2.43	10.91				9%
1882	3,100								0.14%	Proof
1883	45,591,500	3.00	3.86	3.86	4.89	21.73			11%
1883	6,609								0.2%	Proof
1884	23,257,800	3.99	3.41	3.41	5.55				7%
1884	3,942								0.15%	Proof
1885	11,761,594	5.55	5.55	9.70					5%
1885	3,790								0.10%	Proof
1886	17,650,000		3.66		7.89				5%	Type A;
1886	4,290								0.15%	Type A; Proof
1886			9.89						2%	Type B
1886									0.10%	Type B; Proof
1887	45,223,523	2.86	3.38	3.10	3.10				12%
1887	2,960								0.14%	Proof
1888	37,489,832	2.52	2.94	2.94	4.87				11%
1888									0.14%	Overdate variety reported
1888	4,582								0.12%	Proof
1889	48,866,025	1.63	2.95	2.95	5.62				14%
1889	3,336								0.17%	Proof
1890	57,180,114	2.10	2.86	4.34	4.34				15%
1890	2,740								0.3%	Proof
1891	47,070,000	2.80	2.80	3.10	4.22				14%
1891	2,350								0.17%	Proof
1892	37,647,087	1.00	1.93	3.30	3.37				12%
1892	2,745								0.3%	Proof
1893	46,640,000	2.82	2.54	2.54	3.88				14%
1893	2,195								0.17%	Proof
1894	16,749,500	3.43	3.75		6.66				7%
1894									0.19%	double date variety
1894	2,632								0.10%	Proof
1895	38,341,574	1.89	2.12	3.91	4.66	14.91			13%
1895	2,062								0.19%	Proof
1896	39,055,431	2.51	2.84	2.84	5.81				14%
1896	1,862								0.19%	Proof
1897	50,464,392	2.07	2.36	2.52	3.57	15.15		64.47	17%
1897	1,938								0.17%	Proof
1898	49,821,284	2.85	2.90	2.87	2.87	3.78			16%
1898	1,795								0.3%	Proof
1899	53,598,000	1.86	1.98	2.47	5.55	10.04			18%
1899	2,031								0.3%	Proof
1900	66,831,502	1.95	1.98	2.48	2.59				21%
1900	2,262								0.3%	Proof
1901	79,609,158	1.96	1.96	2.66	3.33	7.14	21.89		24%
1901	1,985								0.3%	Proof
1902	87,374,704	1.91	1.96	2.48	2.91	5.55	7.96	39.71	26%
1902	2,018								0.3%	Proof
1903	85,092,703	1.55	1.55	2.88	2.98	7.96		29.94	26%
1903	1,790								0.3%	Proof
1904	61,326,198	1.90	1.93	2.48	2.96	10.53	17.11		21%
1904	1,817								0.17%	Proof
1905	80,717,011	1.95	1.96	2.29	4.70	8.22	28.55		25%
1905	2,152								0.3%	Proof
1906	96,020,530	1.93	1.93	3.06	3.06	7.96	21.18		29%
1906	1,725								0.5%	Proof
1907	108,137,143	1.97	1.97	2.22	2.97	6.61	27.75		32%
1907	1,475								0.3%	Proof
1908	32,326,367	1.94	2.22	2.37	3.08	4.39		46.46	16%
1908	1,620								0.3%	Proof
1908 S	1,115,000			100.36					1.7%
1909	14,368,470	5.17	5.17	5.27	13.53	19.80			10%
1909	2,175								0.2%	Proof
1909 S	309,000								0.7%	(fr) Très rare

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