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Indian Head cent

The Indian Head cent, also known as an Indian Head penny, was a one-cent coin produced by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1859 to 1909. It was designed by James Barton Longacre, the Chief Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint. From 1793 to... Wikipedia
Value: 1 cent (0.01 US dollars)
Size: 19 mm
Composition: (1859–1864) 88% copper, 12% nickel; (1864–1909) 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc
Edge: Plain
Mint marks: S. Located below the wreath on the reverse. Philadelphia Mint specimens struck without mint mark
Years of minting: 1858 (patterns only); 1859–1909 (regular issues)