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1859 Indian Head Cent Penny 1C AG About Good Copper-Nickel Laurel 1st Year
1859 Indian Head Cent Penny 1C AG About Good Copper-Nickel Laurel 1st Year
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   | ✓ This is the EXACT coin you will receive 1859 Indian Head Cent Penny 1C AG About Good Copper-Nickel Laurel 1st Year1859 Indian Head Cent Penny 1C AG About Good Copper Nickel Spots Rim Nicks Offered here is an 1859 United States Indian Head Cent, struck in copper-nickel at the Philadelphia Mint (no mint mark). 1859 is a one-year type: the only Indian Head cent with the laurel wreath reverse and no shield. Approximate grade: AG (About Good). The date 1859 is bold and OF AMERICA is clear, and the outline of the Indian and the feather tips show, with no LIBERTY on the headband. UNITED STATES is worn into the rim on the left side, with only the U clear. Please note: heavy wear on both sides. The reverse is worn smooth: the laurel wreath shows only in outline, the left side of the wreath blends into the rim, and ONE CENT is very weak and only partly readable. Dark spots (old corrosion or pitting) across both sides, mostly in the fields and around the reverse lettering. Small rim nicks on the obverse at about 1 o'clock (above the O of OF) and 10 o'clock, and a small dark nick on the reverse rim at 6 o'clock. Please see the photos. Composition: copper-nickel (88% copper, 12% nickel) Denomination: 1 Cent About the series: Designed by Chief Engraver James B. Longacre, the Indian Head cent was struck from 1859 to 1909. The 1859 cents have a laurel wreath reverse; from 1860 the reverse changed to an oak wreath with a small shield. The cents were copper-nickel until 1864, when the Mint switched to the bronze composition used for the rest of the series.
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