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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States one-cent coin ⓘ
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 ⓘ
denomination one cent ⓘ
designer James Barton Longacre ⓘ
linked to: James B. Longacre
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
1888/7 overdate variety ⓘ
notableYear 1877 key date ⓘ
obverseDesign Liberty wearing a Native American headdress ⓘ
obverseDesigner James Barton Longacre ⓘ
linked to: James B. Longacre
obverseDesignSubject Liberty ⓘ
obverseDesignSymbol Native American feathered headdress ⓘ
obverseInscription date ⓘ
obverseLegend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ⓘ
precededBy Flying Eagle cent ⓘ
primaryMintLocation Philadelphia Mint ⓘ
replacedBy Lincoln cent ⓘ
replacedLargeCent no ⓘ
reverseDesign laurel wreath (1859) ⓘ
oak wreath with shield (1860–1909) ⓘ
reverseDesignElement ONE CENT denomination inscription ⓘ
United States of America legend ⓘ
reverseDesigner James Barton Longacre ⓘ
linked to: James B. Longacre
reverseInscription ONE CENT ⓘ
shape round ⓘ
standardCirculation yes ⓘ
standardReference Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins) ⓘ
usedFor everyday commerce ⓘ
value 0.01 United States dollar ⓘ
yearsOfMinting 1859–1909 ⓘ

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Lincoln cent → replaced → Indian Head cent ⓘ
James B. Longacre → notableWork → Indian Head cent design ⓘ
linked to: Indian Head cent
James B. Longacre → notableWork → Indian Head gold dollar design ⓘ
linked to: Indian Head cent