Mint: Philadelphia |
Mintage: 48,866,025 |
Catalog: KM-90a |
Obverse Designer: James B. Longacre |
Reverse Designer: James B. Longacre |
Composition: Bronze |
Weight: 3.11 Grams |
Diameter: 19mm |
Edge: Plain |
Circulated examples of this date are fairly common, as are Mint State pieces of average quality. True gems are scarce, as the planchets used for 1889 cents had a tendency to produce streaks from incomplete mixing of the alloy.
This date is rich in varieties, including at least two doublied-die reverses.