{"product_id":"1859-indian-head-cent-brown-circulated-details-first-year-of-issue-219","title":"1859 Indian Head Cent Brown Circulated Details First Year of Issue 219","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small Cent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indian Head\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Copper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1859\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e BN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrike Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Business\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFineness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMint Location:\u003c\/strong\u003e Philadelphia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKM Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 109\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Copper Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eOwn a historic first-year piece of American numismatics! Struck at the Philadelphia Mint under President James Buchanan, this \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"126\"\u003e1859 Indian Head Cent represents the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"163\"\u003eone-year-only inaugural design of James B. Longacre's legendary series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eUnique to 1859, the reverse features a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"39\"\u003eLaurel Wreath with no shield at the top—a detail changed the very next year in 1860 to the oak wreath and shield design. Struck in the heavy 88% copper and 12% nickel alloy (famously known as \"white cents\" or \"nickel cents\"), this coin circulated heavily on the eve of the Civil War. In an authentic, solid \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"346\"\u003eGood (G-4) state of preservation, this coin offers a complete outline, fully readable date, and essential one-year-type status for any small cent collector or U.S. type album builder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ClassyCoins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52741702615352,"sku":"236984338461","price":18.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/1743\/3400\/files\/57_d866e30f-2971-4640-b162-47cbf37627dd.jpg?v=1785852534","url":"https:\/\/classycoins.com\/products\/1859-indian-head-cent-brown-circulated-details-first-year-of-issue-219","provider":"classycoins.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}