1 Cent "Indian Head Cent"
Features
| Issuer | United States |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1864-1909 |
| Value | 1 Cent (0.01 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Bronze (.950 copper, .050 tin and zinc) |
| Weight | 3.11 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 1.47 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number |
N# 2356
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
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| References |
KM# 90a,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
Liberty with Indian headdress bearing the word Liberty with the date below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1901
Engraver:
James Barton Longacre 
James Barton Longacre was an American portraitist and engraver, and from 1844 until his death the fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint.
Designer:
James Barton Longacre
James Barton Longacre was an American portraitist and engraver, and from 1844 until his death the fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint. Reverse
Shield and wreath with lettering centered and the mintmark below the date (1908 and 1909 only)
Script: Latin
Lettering: ONE CENT
Engraver:
James Barton Longacre
James Barton Longacre was an American portraitist and engraver, and from 1844 until his death the fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint.
Designer:
James Barton Longacre
James Barton Longacre was an American portraitist and engraver, and from 1844 until his death the fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint. Edge
Plain
© Cyrillius
Mints
| United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) | |
| S | United States Mint, San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
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. The standard weight of this coin was 48 grains.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1864 | 39 233 714 | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 30 | 1.9% | With "L" | ||||||
| 1864 | 0.08% | With "L", overdate 18/18 | |||||||||||
| 1864 | 35 | 0.19% | With "L"; Proof | ||||||||||
| 1864 | $ 9.10 | $ 11 | $ 11 | $ 19 | 6% | Without "L" | |||||||
| 1864 | 150 | 0.10% | Without "L"; Proof | ||||||||||
| 1865 | $ 15 | 0.4% | Fancy "5" | ||||||||||
| 1865 | 0.18% | Plain "5" | |||||||||||
| 1865 | 35 429 286 | $ 3.50 | $ 3.50 | $ 6.50 | $ 16 | $ 23 | 6% | Plain "5" or Fancy "5"; overdate 5/4 may exist but not proven | |||||
| 1865 | 500 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1866 | 9 826 500 | $ 24 | $ 60 | $ 60 | 3% | ||||||||
| 1866 | 725 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1867 | 9 821 000 | $ 25 | $ 25 | $ 25 | 2% | ||||||||
| 1867 | 625 | 0.09% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1868 | 10 266 500 | $ 17 | $ 24 | $ 24 | $ 24 | 3% | |||||||
| 1868 | 600 | 0.09% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1869 | 6 420 000 | $ 32 | $ 82 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| 1869 | 0.04% | Overdate 69/69 | |||||||||||
| 1869 | 600 | 0.11% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1870 | 5 275 000 | 0.5% | Bold "N" | ||||||||||
| 1870 | $ 43 | $ 43 | 1.5% | Shallow "N" | |||||||||
| 1870 | 1 000 | 0.10% | Shallow "N"; Proof | ||||||||||
| 1871 | 3 929 500 | $ 61 | 0.8% | Bold "N" | |||||||||
| 1871 | $ 72 | 1.1% | Shallow "N" | ||||||||||
| 1871 | 960 | 0.06% | Shallow "N"; Proof | ||||||||||
| 1872 | 4 042 000 | $ 85 | 0.5% | Bold "N" | |||||||||
| 1872 | 950 | 0.08% | Bold "N"; Proof | ||||||||||
| 1872 | 1.0% | Shallow "N" | |||||||||||
| 1873 | 11 676 500 | $ 13 | $ 15 | $ 15 | $ 15 | 3% | Closed "3" | ||||||
| 1873 | 1 100 | 0.06% | Closed "3"; Proof | ||||||||||
| 1873 | 0.08% | Doubled "LIBERTY" | |||||||||||
| 1873 | $ 12 | 0.9% | Open "3" | ||||||||||
| 1874 | 14 187 500 | $ 8.60 | $ 13 | $ 13 | $ 38 | $ 38 | 4% | ||||||
| 1874 | 700 | 0.09% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1875 | 13 528 000 | $ 8.90 | $ 11 | $ 20 | $ 24 | $ 45 | $ 93 | 4% | |||||
| 1875 | 0.03% | Dot on "N" reverse | |||||||||||
| 1875 | 700 | 0.06% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1876 | 7 944 000 | $ 15 | $ 15 | $ 15 | $ 15 | $ 29 | $ 180 | 3% | |||||
| 1876 | 1 150 | 0.09% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1877 | 852 500 | $ 520 | 1.0% | ||||||||||
| 1877 | 900 | 0.11% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1878 | 5 797 500 | $ 21 | $ 21 | $ 28 | $ 28 | 3% | |||||||
| 1878 | 2 350 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1879 | 16 228 000 | $ 4.50 | $ 5.70 | $ 14 | $ 16 | 5% | |||||||
| 1879 | 3 200 | 0.06% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1880 | 38 961 000 | $ 2.20 | $ 3.00 | $ 4.40 | $ 4.40 | $ 4.40 | $ 5.40 | $ 32 | 10% | ||||
| 1880 | 3 955 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1881 | 39 208 000 | $ 2.20 | $ 2.90 | $ 3.80 | $ 3.80 | $ 3.80 | $ 58 | 11% | |||||
| 1881 | 3 575 | 0.14% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1882 | 38 578 000 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.80 | $ 3.20 | $ 8.40 | $ 11 | 10% | ||||||
| 1882 | 3 100 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1883 | 45 591 500 | $ 2.90 | $ 3.60 | $ 3.60 | $ 5.90 | $ 5.90 | 12% | ||||||
| 1883 | 6 609 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1884 | 23 257 800 | $ 2.70 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.20 | $ 4.70 | 8% | ||||||
| 1884 | 3 942 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1885 | 11 761 594 | $ 5.40 | $ 5.40 | $ 7.80 | $ 11 | $ 27 | 6% | ||||||
| 1885 | 3 790 | 0.06% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1886 | 17 650 000 | $ 4.10 | $ 4.10 | $ 4.20 | $ 4.20 | $ 7.40 | 5% | Variety 1 | |||||
| 1886 | 4 290 | 0.11% | Variety 1; Proof | ||||||||||
| 1886 | $ 5.40 | $ 6.40 | $ 8.80 | $ 22 | 2% | Variety 2 | |||||||
| 1886 | 0.10% | Variety 2; Proof | |||||||||||
| 1887 | 45 223 523 | $ 2.50 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.80 | $ 8.70 | $ 47 | 14% | |||||
| 1887 | 2 960 | 0.13% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1888 | 37 489 832 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.80 | $ 4.50 | $ 11 | 12% | ||||||
| 1888 | 0.10% | Overdate 8/7 | |||||||||||
| 1888 | 4 582 | 0.11% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1889 | 48 866 025 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.40 | $ 2.40 | $ 4.50 | $ 6.00 | $ 32 | 15% | |||||
| 1889 | 3 336 | 0.13% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1890 | 57 180 114 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.70 | $ 3.80 | $ 5.80 | $ 17 | $ 17 | 16% | ||||
| 1890 | 2 740 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1891 | 47 070 000 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.60 | $ 2.90 | $ 2.90 | $ 6.30 | $ 23 | 15% | |||||
| 1891 | 2 350 | 0.14% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1892 | 37 647 087 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.40 | $ 3.30 | $ 8.90 | $ 16 | 14% | |||||
| 1892 | 2 745 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1893 | 46 640 000 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.30 | $ 4.00 | $ 5.40 | $ 23 | 15% | |||||
| 1893 | 2 195 | 0.16% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1894 | 16 749 500 | $ 3.20 | $ 3.20 | $ 3.20 | $ 4.30 | $ 11 | 8% | ||||||
| 1894 | 0.05% | Double date | |||||||||||
| 1894 | 2 632 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1895 | 38 341 574 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 5.10 | $ 18 | $ 54 | 14% | ||||
| 1895 | 2 062 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1896 | 39 055 431 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.70 | $ 3.90 | $ 8.60 | 15% | ||||||
| 1896 | 1 862 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1897 | 50 464 392 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.50 | $ 3.60 | $ 8.30 | $ 44 | $ 61 | 18% | ||||
| 1897 | 1 938 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1898 | 49 821 284 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.50 | $ 2.50 | $ 5.20 | 18% | ||||||
| 1898 | 1 795 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1899 | 53 598 000 | $ 1.90 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.10 | $ 3.50 | $ 8.60 | $ 24 | 19% | |||||
| 1899 | 2 031 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1900 | 66 831 502 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.40 | $ 6.00 | $ 18 | $ 57 | 22% | ||||
| 1900 | 2 262 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1901 | 79 609 158 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.10 | $ 3.20 | $ 6.30 | $ 18 | $ 76 | 25% | ||||
| 1901 | 1 985 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1902 | 87 374 704 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.90 | $ 5.10 | $ 17 | $ 27 | 26% | ||||
| 1902 | 2 018 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1903 | 85 092 703 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.70 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.60 | $ 5.30 | $ 7.50 | $ 32 | 27% | ||||
| 1903 | 1 790 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1904 | 61 326 198 | $ 1.70 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.90 | $ 5.30 | $ 11 | 23% | |||||
| 1904 | 1 817 | 0.16% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1905 | 80 717 011 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.10 | $ 3.20 | $ 4.10 | $ 14 | $ 42 | 27% | ||||
| 1905 | 2 152 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1906 | 96 020 530 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.60 | $ 3.10 | $ 5.30 | $ 19 | $ 23 | 30% | ||||
| 1906 | 1 725 | 0.4% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1907 | 108 137 143 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.80 | $ 4.40 | $ 9.40 | $ 27 | 33% | ||||
| 1907 | 1 475 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1908 | 32 326 367 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.20 | $ 3.50 | $ 5.50 | $ 5.50 | $ 47 | 17% | ||||
| 1908 | 1 620 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1908 S | 1 115 000 | $ 54 | $ 100 | $ 100 | $ 150 | $ 230 | 2% | ||||||
| 1909 | 14 368 470 | $ 4.20 | $ 4.20 | $ 4.70 | $ 7.70 | $ 13 | $ 19 | $ 69 | 11% | ||||
| 1909 | 2 175 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1909 S | 309 000 | 0.9% | |||||||||||
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Katz Auction 61 Lot 1133 
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Jun 7, 2022 | 1867 | AU |
USD 24.67
(EUR 23.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 3912
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Jul 26, 2022 | 1876 | VF |
USD 49.34
(EUR 46.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 61 Lot 1134
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Jun 7, 2022 | 1878 | VF |
USD 18.23
(EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 72 Lot 2992
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Dec 21, 2022 | 1880 | AU |
USD 10.73
(EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 69 Lot 3177
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Oct 29, 2022 | 1880 | AU |
USD 19.31
(EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 57 Lot 920
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Mar 19, 2022 | 1880 | AU |
USD 25.74
(EUR 24.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 69 Lot 3178
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Oct 29, 2022 | 1881 | XF |
USD 18.23
(EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 72 Lot 2993
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Dec 21, 2022 | 1887 | UNC |
USD 37.54
(EUR 35.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 72 Lot 2994
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Dec 21, 2022 | 1889 | XF |
USD 7.51
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Katz Auction 69 Lot 3179
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Oct 29, 2022 | 1890 | AU |
USD 19.31
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