One of the more unique coins in American history is the Indian Head Cent. Though its design wasnt revolutionary, the saga of the US penny during the production history of this particular design has an interesting background. This design is no longer available on the US penny, but you can still own it on privately-minted copper rounds. Provident Metals now has 1 oz Copper Indian Head Penny rounds available to you for purchase online.

Highlights:

• Arrives with individual plastic flips, acrylic tubes of 20 rounds, or boxes of 500 copper rounds!
• Inspired by the US Indian Head Penny!
• Contains 1 AVDP oz of .999 pure copper.
• On the obverse side is a depiction of Lady Liberty.
• The reverse features an oak wreath and the US national shield.

When you purchase one of these 1 oz Copper Indian Head Penny Rounds online at Provident Metals, you will receive a copper round that is available individually or in bulk. This new release comes with plastic flips for individual copper rounds, acrylic tubes for multiples of 20 rounds, or boxes for multiples of 500 copper rounds. The box holds 25 individual tubes.

Obverse

On the obverse side of Copper Indian Head Penny Rounds is a depiction of Lady Liberty in left-profile relief. This design is based on James B. Longacres 1858 design for the US penny. It shows Liberty in left-profile relief with a feathered headdress on her head. The headband of the headdress has the inscription of LIBERTY, while the field includes UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and a date mark from the era this design was issued on US pennies.

Reverse

The reverse field of the 1 oz Copper Indian Head Penny Round comes with Longacres design from the reverse of the US Indian Cent. This design was created in 1859 and included changes to Longacres original 1858 design issued on pattern coins. He swapped out a laurel wreath for the oak wreath seen here and added in the ribbon wrapped around arrows at the bottom, as well as the US national shield at the top. The commemorative US Penny value of ONE CENT is inscribed in the center, with ONE AVDP OUNCE .999 COPPER beneath.

History

The US Indian Cent was issued by the United States Mint from 1858 to 1909. When the Indian Head Cent was first issued, the coins were actually the size of a US half dollar and featured 88% copper with 12% nickel. In 1864, the US Mint adopted the 95% copper, 5% tin/zinc alloy that it would use for the US Penny all the way until 1982. Of course, these copper rounds have .999 pure copper content.

Ordering

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