Title:
Penny Info Indian Head
Description:
1859-1909
Representation of Liberty wearing an Indian headdress, not a actual Native American.
Designer: James B. Longacre
Weight: 4.67 g
Composition: .880 copper, .120 nickel
Diameter: 19 mm
Edge: Plain
Minted: All at Philadelphia
Variety 1: Laurel Wreath 1859
Variety 2: Oak Wreath with Shield 1860-1863
Variety 3: Bronze 1864-1909
Weight: 3.11 g
Composition: .950 copper, .050 tin & zinc
Diameter: 19 mm
Edge: Plain
P,S mints
On coins minted from 1859-1886, the last feather 🪶 of the headdress points between I & C (Variety 1); on those minted from mid-1886 through 1909, it points between C & A (Variety 2)
Representation of Liberty wearing an Indian headdress, not a actual Native American.
Designer: James B. Longacre
Weight: 4.67 g
Composition: .880 copper, .120 nickel
Diameter: 19 mm
Edge: Plain
Minted: All at Philadelphia
Variety 1: Laurel Wreath 1859
Variety 2: Oak Wreath with Shield 1860-1863
Variety 3: Bronze 1864-1909
Weight: 3.11 g
Composition: .950 copper, .050 tin & zinc
Diameter: 19 mm
Edge: Plain
P,S mints
On coins minted from 1859-1886, the last feather 🪶 of the headdress points between I & C (Variety 1); on those minted from mid-1886 through 1909, it points between C & A (Variety 2)
Country:
United States
Date Added:
2023-02-21 12:31:39
Date Added:
2023-02-21 12:31:39
