US 1898 Indian Head One Cent Penny - Over 120 Year Old Coin - Very Good

1898 Indian Head One Cent
Mint - Philadelphia
Condition (non grading service rating) - Very good

The designer of the Indian Head penny, James B. Longacre, served as Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1844 until his death in 1869. Interestingly, 1906 pennies don’t actually feature an “Indian” on the obverse at all. Rather, it’s a depiction of Miss Liberty, as modeled by Longacre’s 12-year-old daughter, Sarah. As numismatists understand, she was donned by a traditional tribal headdress by a jovial Native American. The elder Longacre captured the scene as a sketch and later used the drawing as the basis for his design.

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