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1 Cent 'Indian Head Cent' without shield
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1859 |
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| Value | 1 Cent (0.01 USD) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Liberty represented as a Native American princess, wearing a feathered headdress with the word LIBERTY inscribed on the headband, her hair falling loosely behind the neck and secured by a beaded necklace. The portrait, engraved by James Barton Longacre, occupies the center of the field in high relief. The surrounding legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs along the periphery, with the date 1859 positioned in the lower exergual area. The coin is bordered by a finely dentilated rim. |
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| Reverse description | An open laurel wreath, composed of finely detailed olive branches tied at the base with a decorative ribbon bow, frames the two-line denomination ONE CENT in bold incuse lettering at the center of the field. This first-year reverse type notably lacks the heraldic shield at the top of the wreath that was introduced in 1860, making it the sole year of this design variant. The wreath opens at the top where the two branches meet, and the entire device is enclosed within a dentilated border. |
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| Mintage | 1859 - - 36,400,000 1859 - oak wreath reverse, with shield - 1,000 |
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