1 Cent "Indian Head Cent" without shield

Features

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1859
Value	1 Cent (0.01 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (.880 copper, .120 nickel)
Weight	4.67 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 4567
References	PCGS# 2051, 2052, etc. PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) , Greysheet# 1289, 1467-1469, etc. Greysheet (https://www.greysheet.com/coin-prices) , KM# 87 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

Liberty wearing an Indian headdress and the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
LIBERTY
1859

Engraver: James Barton Longacre

Reverse

Value within wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering: ONE CENT

Engraver: James Barton Longacre

Edge

Plain

Mint

United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

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General

1859

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1859	36 400 000	$ 11	$ 16	$ 17	$ 26	$ 96	$ 170	$ 620		98%
1859	1 000								oak wreath reverse, with shield	1.5%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 108 Lot 2332	13 Jan 2024	Undetermined	VF	USD 22.04 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 106 Lot 1107	27 Dec 2023	Undetermined	VF	USD 15.08 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 72 Lot 2986	21 Dec 2022	Undetermined	VF	USD 24.36 (EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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