This a one year type and also the first regular issue proof indian head cent design. Original mintage was about 800 coins struck. 1895 1c, bn (proof) indian cent.
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The 1864 bronze with l proof indian cent and 1877 proof indian cent are the scarcest in terms of rarest proof issues.
If red indian head cents are the least common, then brown (or bn) indian pennies are among the most.
Visit to see edge, weight, diameter, auction records, price guide values and more for this coin. 54 rows 1869 indian head cent. From 1878 to 1909, the 1907 proof indian head cent has the lowest mintage. Given that many proof indian head pennies were saved.
1893 pcgs pr65rd indian head penny. The 1880 proof indian cent is one of the more common dates in the series. Brown indian head cents come in on the opposite end of the color scale. Minted for over 50 years, indian head cents are widely considered the most beautiful copper coins in american history.
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1859 indian head cent in proof in addition to the 36 million 1859 indian head cents struck for circulation, the philadelphia mint also produced approximately 800. In the market place this 1897 indian head penny value is over $40 to $45 and some are valued even higher. The designer was james barton longacre for pcgs #2389. 1891 indian head cents graded bn, rb, and rd (pcgs) these definitions are more.
How do i tell a proof indian head cent from a ms version? Coin value price chart for indian head cent 1c. Hundreds of examples still exist as most of them were saved. In fact, the mintage more than doubled from 1879 to 1880.
At the very top in value are gem condition coins,.
Obtaining an example of this date is fairly. The circulated indian head pennies. However, only about half the mintage has survived throughout the years. Most examples that exist display red brown surfaces.
Indian head cents replaced the flying eagle cent in 1859. The obverse depiction of a putative american indian is actually a head of liberty with an indian chief's. Proof 1891 indian head cent penny ngc pf63 rb free shipping ynhw. Introduced shortly before the war between the states in 1859, they were struck by the u.s.
