1877 Indian Head penny Overview: With a mintage of only 852,000 coins, the 1877 Indian head penny is one of the scarcest in the series and is the Granddaddy of Indian head penny key dates. It is ironic though that the lowest mintage amongst the Indian head penny key dates belongs to the 1909 S [...]
Read More...Overview Of The 1860 Indian Head Penny The 1860 Indian Head penny was the first in the issue to have the Federal Shield at the top of the wreath on the reverse. The 1860 Indian Head penny was also unique in the fact that it had 2 varieties within the same year, a feature that [...]
Read More...1863 Indian Head penny Overview With a mintage of 49,840,000 coins, the 1863 Indian Head Penny has the highest mintage of any of the copper nickel variety Indian Head pennies. The Civil War had driven all silver and gold coinage into hiding as people hoarded coins, fearing the uncertainty that comes with war. The Indian [...]
Read More...Overview Of The 1902 Indian Head Penny: The 1902 Indian Head penny had a mintage of 87,374,704 coins, a record year of production at the time. Like the 1907 Indian Head Penny, it is very common in average circulated condition due to the high mintage. The fact that the 1902 Indian Head penny circulated well [...]
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