1898 Indian Head Penny
- 1898 Indian Head Pennies
Coin Info
- Type: Indian Head PennyYear: 1898Mint Mark: No mint markFace Value: 0.01 USDTotal Produced: 49,821,000 ?Silver Content: 0% Numismatic Value: $3 to $60.00Va.
- The Indian Head cent, also known as an Indian Head penny, was a one-cent coin ($0.01) 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. From 1793 to 1857, the cent was a copper coin about the size of a half dollar.
- Determine an accurate 1898 Indian head penny value, the section on 'grading' is just after the value chart. Rare Surviving 1898 Indian Penny It is apparent the gem quality condition of this coin. Bright golden luster, no visible blemishes, either nicks or darkness to the copper.
- These are rare Indian Head pennies worth big money. We look at the value of a Indian Penny that can be worth thousands of dollars. For more valuable coin tip.
1898 Indian Head Penny Value Condition of Coin; Date Good Fine Extremely Fine Uncirculated 1898 Indian Head Penny Value Updated 2021 1898 $1.74 $2.60 $9 $35.
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1898 Indian Head cents are common in the numismatic sense and are easily found at coin dealer shops. Usually, one can find 1898 pennies in decent quantities, which provides coin collectors with several options in terms of condition and price. Whether you and and are usually encountered in mixed-date rolls of Indian Head cents. They’re also easily found at most coin shops that deal with 19th- and 20th-century U.S. coinage.
1898 Indian Head cents were made in substantial numbers, with 49,823,079 business strikes produced. 1,795 proofs were made, and these are worth $1,275 in choice condition.
While these coins are popularly called Indian Head pennies, the obverse of the coin actually features a representative bust of Miss Liberty. The head was actually modeled after the young daughter of the coin’s designer, James B. Longacre. The story goes that a visiting Native American chief playfully placed his traditional headdress on the young girl’s head. Amused, the elder Longacre sketched the scene and would eventually use that image as the basis for the coin’s design. In addition to 1898 Indian Head pennies, Longacre also designed the U.S. two-cent coinage, which became the first coin to bear the motto IN GOD WE TRUST.
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