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1864–1909
Indian Head Penny values
Indian Head Cent (bronze)
Every Indian Head Cent (bronze) by date and mint (99 coins), with key dates marked and typical values.
Type example: 1860 Indian Head cent and 1860 wreath and shield reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ. Photo credits National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History (photo: Jaclyn Nash) (PD; front , back ) How to recognise it
Lady Liberty in a feathered headdress on the front A wreath on the back; dated 1859 to 1909 Designer: James B. Longacre Mint mark: On the back, below the wreath Check your own penny Take a photo of each side and Penny Value finds the date, the mint mark and the variety.
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Key dates and varieties to look for 1864 L on ribbon Philadelphia · Part of the 39,233,714 bronze 1864 cents (the L was added late in the year); not counted separately.
Key date
1869 Philadelphia · Included in the 6,420,000 1869 total; not counted separately.
Semi-key
1872 Philadelphia · 4,042,000 made
Semi-key
1873 Doubled LIBERTY Philadelphia · Included in the 11,676,500 1873 total; not counted separately.
Variety
1877 Philadelphia · 852,500 made
Key date
1886 Type 2 Philadelphia · Part of the 17,650,000 1886 cents; the split isn't published.
Variety
1888/7 (overdate) Philadelphia · Included in the 37,489,832 1888 total; not counted separately.
Variety
1908-S San Francisco · 1,115,000 made
Key date
1909-S San Francisco · 309,000 made
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Every date and mint
Worn = typical value when worn (Good to Very Fine); MS-60 = uncirculated. Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimates · not an offer to buy.
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1864 1864 bronze no L Philadelphia · Part of the 39,233,714 bronze 1864 cents; the L and no-L split isn't published.
1864 L on ribbon Part of the 39,233,714 bronze 1864 cents (the L was added late in the year); not counted separately.
Key date
1865 1865 Philadelphia · 35.4 million made
1866 1866 Philadelphia · 9,826,500 made
1867 1867 Philadelphia · 9,821,000 made
1868 1868 Philadelphia · 10.3 million made
1869 1869 Philadelphia · Included in the 6,420,000 1869 total; not counted separately.
Semi-key
1870 1870 Philadelphia · 5,275,000 made
1871 1871 Philadelphia · 3,929,500 made
1872 1872 Philadelphia · 4,042,000 made
Semi-key
1873 1873 Philadelphia · Included in the 11,676,500 1873 total; not counted separately.
1874 1874 Philadelphia · 14.2 million made
1875 1875 Philadelphia · 13.5 million made
1876 1876 Philadelphia · 7,944,000 made
1877 1877 Philadelphia · 852,500 made
Key date
1878 1878 Philadelphia · 5,797,500 made
1879 1879 Philadelphia · 16.2 million made
1880 1880 Philadelphia · 39 million made
1881 1881 Philadelphia · 39.2 million made
1882 1882 Philadelphia · 38.6 million made
1883 1883 Philadelphia · 45.6 million made
1884 1884 Philadelphia · 23.3 million made
1885 1885 Philadelphia · 11.8 million made
1886 1886 Type 1 Philadelphia · Part of the 17,650,000 1886 cents; the Type 1 and Type 2 split isn't published.
1886 Type 2 Part of the 17,650,000 1886 cents; the split isn't published.
Variety
1887 1887 Philadelphia · 45.2 million made
1888 1888 Philadelphia · Included in the 37,489,832 1888 total; not counted separately.
1888/7 (overdate) Included in the 37,489,832 1888 total; not counted separately.
Variety
1889 1889 Philadelphia · 48.9 million made
1890 1890 Philadelphia · 57.2 million made
1891 1891 Philadelphia · 47.1 million made
1892 1892 Philadelphia · 37.6 million made
1893 1893 Philadelphia · 46.6 million made
1894 1894 Philadelphia · 16.7 million made
1895 1895 Philadelphia · 38.3 million made
1896 1896 Philadelphia · 39.1 million made
1897 1897 Philadelphia · 50.5 million made
1898 1898 Philadelphia · 49.8 million made
1899 1899 Philadelphia · 53.6 million made
1900 1900 Philadelphia · 66.8 million made
1901 1901 Philadelphia · 79.6 million made
1902 1902 Philadelphia · 87.4 million made
1903 1903 Philadelphia · 85.1 million made
1904 1904 Philadelphia · 61.3 million made
1905 1905 Philadelphia · 80.7 million made
1906 1906 Philadelphia · 96 million made
1907 1907 Philadelphia · 108.1 million made
1908 1908 Philadelphia · 32.3 million made
1908-S San Francisco · 1,115,000 made
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1909 1909 Philadelphia · 14.4 million made
1909-S San Francisco · 309,000 made
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