1900 Indian Head Penny - Uncirculated Condition, Discoloration - Discount Coin - 1900 Indian Cent 1900 US One Cent

This listing is for the photographed 1900 Indian Head Cent. Uncirculated With unfortunate corrosion spotting.

The Indian Head cent, also known as an Indian Head penny, was a one-cent coin ($0.01) produced by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1859 to 1909. It was designed by James Barton Longacre, the Chief Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint.

The centenary of the birth of assassinated president Abraham Lincoln would occur in February 1909, and large numbers of privately manufactured souvenirs were already being issued. Many citizens had written to the Treasury Department, proposing a Lincoln coin.