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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 2135 Coin Date: 1879 Denomination (Short): 1c Denomination (Long): One Cent Desg: MS Composition: 95% copper; 5% zinc & tin Mintage: 16,228,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Indian Head Cent Coinage Years: 1864-1909 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 19 Weight (Grams): 3.11 Weight (Ounces): 0.11 Designer: James B. Longacre Edge: Plain Obverse Description: A portrait bearing the likeness of a Native American in full headdress framed by the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery. The date is centered at the bottom under the portrait. Reverse Description: The reverse bears the denomination of ONE CENT in the center surrounded by a wreath bearing a ribbon with arrows tied in at the bottom center. General Notes: This semi-key date comes from a high mintage of over 16.2 million of which mostly all were melted down, making this a very scarce Indian Cent. The 1879 is a better date in circulated grades that becomes scarce in Mint State. It is notably rare in gem condition and very tough to locate with red color.
PCGS #: 2135 NGC ID: 2286
