1862 Indian Head Cent1862 Indian Head Cent

1862 Indian Head Cent

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USA Coin Book Item ID Number:
30339
Certified By:
Raw / Unspecified

Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 28,075,000
Catalog: KM-90
Obverse Designer: James B. Longacre
Reverse Designer: James B. Longacre
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 4.67 Grams
Diameter: 19mm
Edge: Plain

This early Indian Head cent was struck during the second year of the American Civil War. Obverse depicts Liberty with rounded bust in a Native American headdress. Reverse of coin features oak wreath and shield. Struck in copper-nickel, early Indian Head cents were often called nickels or nicks until 1866 and were later known as white cents.

This Coin Has A Notched Rim