Flying
Eagle (1856-1858)
The Flying Eagle Small Cent was the first small cent to be minted in
the U.S., replacing the more expensive Large Cents of the past. The
obverse of the Flying Eagle Small Cent, designed by Mint Chief
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Indian
Head (1859-1909)
In 1859, Chief Mint Engraver James B. Longacre's Indian Head Small Cent
design replaced the Flying Eagle cent. The obverse of the Indian Head
Small Cent depicts the bust of Lady Liberty wearing an Indian.... click
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Lincoln
Wheat Cent (1909-1958)
In the fall of 1908 President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned sculptor
Victor David Brenner to design the Lincoln Wheat Cent in honor of the
100th anniversary of President Lincoln's birth. The Lincoln Cent was
the first ... click
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