1859 - 1909 Indian Head Cent Facts
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Copper Nickel, Without Shield (1859)
Designer:James B. LongacreDiameter:19 millimetersContent:88% copper 12% nickel |
Weight:4.67 gramsEdge:Plain |
Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
---|---|---|
1859 | 36,400,000 | About 800 |
Copper Nickel With Shield (1860 - 1864)
Designer:James B. LongacreDiameter:19 millimetersContent:88% copper 12% nickel |
Weight:4.67 gramsEdge:Plain |
Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
---|---|---|
1860 | 20,566,000 | About 1,000 |
1861 | 10,100,000 | About 1,000 |
1862 | 28,075,000 | About 550 |
1863 | 49,840,000 | About 460 |
1864 Copper-Nickel | 13,740,000 | About 370 |
Copper With Shield (1864 - 1909)
Designer:James B. LongacreDiameter:19 millimetersContent:95% copper 5% tin / zinc |
Weight:3.11 gramsEdge:Plain |
Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
---|---|---|
1864 | 39,233,714 | About 150 |
1864 L | Believed to be 5,000,000 out of the total 1864 mintage of 39,233,714 | About 20 |
1865 | 35,429,286 | About 500 |
1866 | 9,286,500 | About 725 |
1867 | 9,821,000 | About 625 |
1868 | 10,266,500 | About 600 |
1869 | 6,420,000 | About 600 |
1870 | 5,275,000 | About 1,000 |
1871 | 3,929,500 | About 960 |
1872 | 4,042,000 | About 950 |
1873 | 11,676,500 | About 1,100 |
1874 | 14,187,500 | About 700 |
1875 | 13,528,000 | About 700 |
1876 | 7,944,000 | About 1,150 |
1877 | 852,500 | About 1,000 |
1878 | 5,797,500 | About 2,350 |
1879 | 16,228,000 | About 3,200 |
1880 | 38,961,000 | About 3,955 |
1881 | 39,208,000 | About 3,575 |
1882 | 38,578,000 | About 3,100 |
1883 | 45,591,500 | 6,609 |
1884 | 23,257,800 | 3,942 |
1885 | 11,761,594 | 3,790 |
1886 | 17,650,000 | 4,290 |
1887 | 45,223,523 | 2,960 |
1888 | 37,489,832 | 4,582 |
1889 | 48,866,025 | 3,336 |
1890 | 57,180,114 | 2,740 |
1891 | 47,070,000 | 2,745 |
1892 | 37,647,087 | 2,745 |
1893 | 46,640,000 | 2,195 |
1894 | 16,749,500 | 2,632 |
1895 | 38,341,474 | 2,062 |
1896 | 39,055,431 | 1,862 |
1897 | 50,464,392 | 1,938 |
1898 | 49,281,284 | 1,795 |
1899 | 53,598,000 | 2,031 |
1900 | 66,831,502 | 2,262 |
1901 | 79,609,158 | 1,985 |
1902 | 87,374,704 | 2,018 |
1903 | 85,092,703 | 1,790 |
1904 | 61,326,198 | 1,817 |
1905 | 80,717,011 | 2,152 |
1906 | 96,020,530 | 1,725 |
1907 | 108,137,143 | 1,475 |
1908 | 32,326,367 | 1,620 |
1908 S | 1,115,000 | 0 |
1909 | 14,368,470 | 2,175 |
1909 S | 309,000 | 0 |
Mint Mark Legend
Below the bow of the wreath on the reverse.Mint Mark | Mint | Date of Operation |
None | Philadelphia | 1793-present |
S | San Francisco, CA | 1854-1955; 1968-present |
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