Where to find indian head pennies

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All Auction Buy It Now. View: Gallery View. Year see all. Mint Director James Ross Snowden noted in his annual report that the mint was barely making expenses due to the increased cost of copper used in both half-cent and large-cent coins.

The mint ceased production of half-cent coins and reduced the size and weight of the penny. In a small cent coin was introduced that featured a flying eagle on the obverse. Production problems limited the coin to only two years. Since this coin was only produced for two years, it is commonly included in a collection of Indian head one cent coins. The prototype of the Flying Eagle cent was produced in and slightly over specimens were minted.

Although it is technically considered a "pattern coin" is sometimes included in a complete collection of Flying Eagle and Indian Head pennies. The Indian Head penny was introduced in with a composition of 88 percent copper and 12 percent nickel and a diameter of 19 mm and a weight of 4. In the composition was changed to 95 percent copper and 5 percent tin with a reduced weight of 3.

James B. Longacre designed both the obverse and the reverse of this classic American coin. Indian Head pennies do not contain any precious metals e. Therefore, their value is derived from demands by coin collectors. Many people collect these coins, so the market is quite active and most dealers will pay top-dollar for nice specimens.

The following Indian Head pennies in any condition, are worth considerable more than common ones. As such, these coins are frequently counterfeit or altered from common Indian Head cents. Therefore, before you start celebrating your early retirement with your newfound fortune, have the coin authenticated by a reputable coin dealer or third party grading service.

If your coin is worn and looks similar to the one illustrated in the link below, it is considered a circulated coin. If your coin looks similar to the one illustrated in the link below and has no evidence of wear due to being in circulation, it is considered an uncirculated coin. Each from a different year of issue minted between and , every coin in the collection is over years old! Available in extremely limited quantities, each penny is in coveted uncirculated condition.

Deluxe, custom-crafted wooden display case included at no additional charge. Ships in business days. Add to Cart. The link to Uncirculated Indian Head Pennies has been copied. An unprecedented collection of 10 rarely seen uncirculated coins presented in a FREE deluxe wooden display!