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Indian Cents

The Indian Head Penny is a one cent coin that was produced for fifty years by the United States Mint, from 1859 through 1909.

On the front of the coin is the head of a Native American wearing a feather head dress with the word "LIBERTY" on it.

Indian Head Penny
1859 - 1909
 

Lincoln Cents

This is the longest-running U.S. coin series as well as being very popular in United States Coin Collecting. The Lincoln cent replaced the Indian Head Penny in 1909 and is still being produced today.

The obverse (front) of the Lincoln penny has remained unchanged since it was first designed. It features a bust of Abraham Lincoln designed by Victor David Brenner who had sculpted a bronze plaque of the late President Lincoln several years earlier.

Lincoln Cents
1909 to Date

President Theodore Roosevelt was so impressed with the sculpture when he saw it, that he ordered the new one cent coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, to be based on Brenner's work.

It is common for the designer's initials to appear on United States coins, however they are usually very small and inconspicuous somewhere on the coin, usually going unnoticed by most people.

A simple wheat ears design was chosen for the reverse side of the coin. The first coins produced in 1909 contained Mr. Brenner's initials "VDB" near the bottom of the coin.

 
         
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