Authentic-Era American Coinage | Historic Copper Pennies | Late 19th & Early 20th Century
 
Offered for sale is a collection of 12 United States Indian Head one-cent coins, featuring dates from 1892 through 1907.
 
Designed by James Barton Longacre, the Indian Head cent was produced between 1859 and 1909 and is among the most recognizable designs in American numismatic history.
 
Each coin features Liberty wearing a Native American-style feathered headdress on the obverse, with the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" surrounding the portrait.
 
The reverse features the denomination "ONE CENT" enclosed within an oak wreath, with a Union shield positioned above.
 
This collection offers an assortment of dates, natural copper coloration, and varying degrees of circulation wear, reflecting the age and history of these coins.
 
All 12 coins pictured are included in this offering.
 
Historical Background
The Indian Head cent circulated during a period of substantial transformation in American history, spanning the post-Civil War era, industrial expansion, and the beginning of the twentieth century.
The coins in this collection date from the 1890s and early 1900s, when one cent had considerably greater purchasing power than today.
 
Indian Head cents were replaced by the Lincoln Wheat cent in 1909, making these examples part of a discontinued American coinage series.