1896 Indian Head Cent Bronze Penny 1c Coin Collectible

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• DETAILS: 1896 Indian Head Cent Penny Coin
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• COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Struck from 1859-1864, copper-nickel Indian Head cents depict Liberty with an Indian headdress and not an actual Native American. The reverse of first-year coins featured a laurel wreath, which changed in 1860 to an oak wreath and small shield. A slightly sharper Indian portrait was created near the end of 1864 and included designer James B. Longacre's initial L on the lower ribbon behind the neck. Indian Heads were struck in bronze through the end of the series in 1909.
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Details: During the Civil War, nearly all gold and silver, and eventually the copper-nickel cent, disappeared from circulation in the Midwest and East. In larger cities, thin, copper, cent-sized tokens began to be issued by merchants to fill the void left by the missing cents. The government stepped in and with the Act of April 22, 1864, issued its own thin, bronze coin and made the issuance of the merchants' tokens illegal. The obverse was redesigned near the end of 1864. A slightly sharper portrait included the designer's initial L (for Longacre) on the lower ribbon behind the neck. The tip of the bust is pointed on the variety with L, and rounded on the variety without L. The design continued until 1909, when the design was replaced with the Lincoln cent. (Source: The Official Red Book, A Guide book of United States Coins 2019 by R.S. Yeoman)

Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 8.0 x 1.0 inches