United States 1872 cent

The Indian Head cent was issued starting in 1859, superseding the Flying Eagle cent. The reverse was modified in 1860 and the alloy revised in 1864, after which the type was produced essentially unchanged until the introduction of the Lincoln cent in 1909. The specimen shown is a proof.

Specification: 3.11 g, bronze, 19 mm diameter, plain edge.

Recorded mintage: 4,042,000. a scarce date.

Catalog reference: KM 90a.

Sources:

• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Harper, David C., ed., North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 59th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2005.

Link to:

• 1871 cent
• 1880 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1872
• return to United States Indian Head Cents (1859-1909)