Indian Head cent
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The Indian Head cent was a one-cent coin produced by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1859 to 1909. It was designed by James Barton Longacre, the Chief Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint, and
NNC US 1859 1C Indian Head Cent
NNC US 1860 1C Indian Head Cent
A Spanish colonial two-reales piece ("two bits") from the Potosí Mint (today in Bolivia)
Flying Eagle cent
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The Flying Eagle cent is a one-cent piece struck by the Mint of the United States as a pattern coin in 1856 and for circulation in 1857 and 1858. The coin was designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B.
Indian Head cent
…In 1857, the Mint reduced the size of the cent and changed the composition to 12% nickel and 88% copper (copper-nickel), issuing a new design, the Flying Eagle cent. The new pieces were identical in diameter to modern cents, though thicker. This was the first use of copper-nickel for United States coins. The…
NNC US 1858 1C Flying Eagle Cent
Reverse of the 1837 Feuchtwanger cent
Pattern half cent in copper-nickel, struck to display the alloy as a coin