The 1871 Indian Head penny is part of a series of Indian Head, Shield Reverse coins struck between 1859 and 1909. A coin in average condition is worth around $60, while one in mint state could be ...

You could circle the Earth with them 137 times. There have been 11 different designs, with the Indian head penny in 1859. The ...

This was quickly replaced by the well-known Indian Head cent — long a staple of any coin collector worth their salt — in 1859, which continued to use the copper-nickel composition through to ...