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1884 Indian Head Cent F Fine Penny 1c Coin SKU:I124391884 Indian Head Cent F Fine Penny 1c Coin SKU:I12439
1889 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible1889 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible
1890 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible1890 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible
1891 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible1891 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible
1892 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible1892 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible
1893 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible1893 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible
1895 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible1895 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible

Indian Head Cents: A Brief History

Design

The reverse of the 1859 first-year Indian Head pennies featured the inscription one cent surrounded by a laurel wreath, which in 1860 was changed to an oak wreath topped by a small shield. A slightly sharper Indian portrait was created near the end of 1864 and included designer James B. Longacre’s initial L on the lower ribbon behind the neck. Indian Heads were struck in bronze through the end of the series in 1909.

Composition

From 1859-1864, Indian Head pennies were struck in an 88% copper and 12% nickel alloy, which gave them a pale appearance and the nickname “white cents.” Copper-nickel Indian Head pennies of 1859-1864 were hoarded during the Civil War and were replaced in circulation by privately-issued bronze tokens. So the composition of Indian Head pennies was changed to bronze during 1864 and the issuance of private tokens was made illegal.

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