Live auction - fwo_1005264 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 Cent tête d’indien 1859 Philadelphie

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 Cent tête d’indien 1859 Philadelphie AU

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Estimate :	140 €
Price :	70 €
Maximum bid :	70 €
End of the sale :	01 April 2025 19:13:18
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : 1 Cent tête d’indien

Date: 1859

Mint name / Town : Philadelphie

Quantity minted : 36400000

Metal : copper

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 4,70 g.

Edge : lisse

Catalogue references :

KM.19/87 - Y.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1859.

Obverse description : “tête d’indien” à gauche.

Obverse translation : (États-Unis d'Amérique).

Reverse

Reverse description : Au centre en deux lignes : ONE/ CENT dans une couronne de rameaux d’olivier.

Commentary

Suite aux problème de frappe du Cent “Flying Eagle”, un nouveau type est dessiné par le graveur en chef, James Barton Longacre,le cent tête d’indien (Indian Head). En fait, il s’agit de la Liberté coiffé d’une parure indienne. Ce type est frappé de 1859 à 1909.
Following the problems with the Flying Eagle cent, a new type was designed by Chief Engraver James Barton Longacre: the Indian Head cent. It actually depicted Liberty wearing Indian headdress. This type was minted from 1859 to 1909.