1879 Indian Head Cent Post-Reconstruction Era Issue Classic 19th-Century ☆☆ 254

Denomination: Small Cent

Coin: Indian Head

Composition: Copper

Year: 1879

Color: BN

Fineness: 0.95

Strike Type: Business

Mint Location: Philadelphia

Variety: Copper Bronze

Country of Origin: United States

Struck at the Philadelphia Mint during the final years of the Gilded Age's early expansion, this 1879 Indian Head Cent is a solid, honest piece of late 19th-century American coinage.

Struck in the standard bronze composition (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc), cents from 1879 saw extensive circulation during the economic recovery following the Panic of 1873. Featuring James B. Longacre's classic Lady Liberty portrait in a feathered headdress, this issue is an essential piece for collectors working on a complete 19th-century Indian Head cent date set.