Indian Head cent
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The Indian Head cent is a U.S. one-cent coin minted from 1859 to 1909, notable for its Liberty portrait wearing a Native American headdress and its widespread use in late 19th-century America.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Head cent design | 1 |
| Indian Head gold dollar design | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States one-cent coin
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circulating coin ⓘ |
| category |
United States coinage
ⓘ
numismatics ⓘ |
| coinOrientation | coin alignment ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | popular with coin collectors ⓘ |
| composition |
bronze (1864–1909)
ⓘ
copper-nickel (1859–1864) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | one cent ⓘ |
| designer | James Barton Longacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designTheme | allegorical Liberty with Native American motif ⓘ |
| diameter | 19.05 millimeters ⓘ |
| edge | plain ⓘ |
| faceValueMaintained | yes ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th century United States ⓘ |
| introducedBy | United States Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass |
3.11 grams (1864–1909)
ⓘ
4.67 grams (1859–1864) ⓘ |
| metalContentChangeYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| mintageType |
business strike
ⓘ
proof strike ⓘ |
| mintedFromYear | 1859 ⓘ |
| mintedToYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| notableVariety |
1869 9 over 9 variety
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1888/7 overdate variety ⓘ |
| notableYear | 1877 key date ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Liberty wearing a Native American headdress ⓘ |
| obverseDesigner | James Barton Longacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseDesignSubject | Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseDesignSymbol | Native American feathered headdress ⓘ |
| obverseInscription | date ⓘ |
| obverseLegend | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Flying Eagle cent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMintLocation | Philadelphia Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Lincoln cent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedLargeCent | no ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
laurel wreath (1859)
ⓘ
oak wreath with shield (1860–1909) ⓘ |
| reverseDesignElement |
ONE CENT denomination inscription
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United States of America legend ⓘ |
| reverseDesigner | James Barton Longacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseInscription | ONE CENT ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| standardCirculation | yes ⓘ |
| standardReference | Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday commerce ⓘ |
| value | 0.01 United States dollar ⓘ |
| yearsOfMinting | 1859–1909 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Indian Head cent design
this entity surface form:
Indian Head gold dollar design