1899 Indian Head Cent 1C NGC PF66RB PQ High grade Proof
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Indian Head Cents Type 3 Bronze (1864-1909) During the Civil War, attrition caused the hoarding of coins struck in gold, silver and copper nickel. This prompted the U.S. Mint to change the composition of the one cent coinage. The remaining years (1864 -1909) the Indian Cent was struck on bronze planchets. This variety was made from planchets of .950 copper and .050 tin and zinc. The diameter of 19mm is the same as previous small cents. The design was from John Longacre’s Indian motif using the head of Liberty dressed in an Indian Feather headdress. This coin in hand looks like it has two separate layers of color on the Obverse in my opinion. There seems to be Blue and Magenta toning battle fighting for dominance. The Reverse Mostly has A blue Tone that is covering much less of the surface exposing a wheat red color between the splashes.
Coin Features:
Obverse: Head of Liberty Facing Left wearing a Feather Crown.
Reverse: Oak Leaf Laureate with arrows at the base and a Heraldic Shield at the top.
This is a NGC graded coin. You will receive the coin pictured. You are purchasing an 1899 Indian Head Small Cent graded PF66RB. This is an excellent coin to add to your collection.