Indian Head Penny Values

How Much Indian Head Pennies are Worth: Indian Head Penny ​​ Values & Coin Price Chart

Year
Mint
Variety
Designation
VG-8
F-12
VF-20
EF-40
AU-50
U-60
MS-63
MS-64
MS-65
MS-66
MS-67
1800
P
Plain 4- Stemless Wreath
Red-brown
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1200
1100
YearMintVarietyDesignationVG-8F-12VF-20EF-40AU-50MS-60MS-63MS-64MS-65MS-66
1859(None) Phil----$40$50$45$160$230$394$826$1,389$2,645$4,880
1860(None) Phil----$40$21.80$80$100$107$211$444$629$1,323$2,645
1860(None) PhilPointed Bust--$29.80$39$61$102$176$366$628$1,129$2,765$5,400
1861(None) Phil----$35$43$58$170$154$226$469$729$1,250$3,388
1862(None) Phil----$18.70$23.60$33$65$130$155$367$599$995$2,173
1863(None) Phil----$20$30$28.20$70$130$200$316$539$892$2,773
1864(None) PhilL on RibbonRB----------$550$755$1,195$1,605$6,389
1864(None) PhilL on RibbonRD----------$500$1,068$2,174$4,260$26,675
1864(None) PhilL on RibbonBN$150$139$225$245$308$412$572$858$1,248$3,710
1864(None) Phil--RD----------$200$392$587$1,184$3,625
1864(None) PhilBronzeRB----------$175$287$395$690$935
1864(None) Phil--BN$22.40$29.10$47$73$94$137$198$249$400$533
1864(None) PhilLarge Letters--$28.20$60$46$140$160$280$451$658$1,221$2,586
1865(None) PhilFancy 5BN$19.30$31$38$67$83$126$249$362$585$1,658
1865(None) PhilFancy 5RB----------$180$318$491$858$2,330
1865(None) PhilPlain 5BN$20.30$31$44$67$83$173$240$363$613$825
1865(None) PhilPlain 5RB----------$250$359$595$935$2,380
1865(None) PhilPlain 5RD----------$275$509$1,018$2,163$26,000
1866(None) Phil--RB----------$425$600$1,062$1,609$3,695
1866(None) Phil--RD----------$450$918$1,880$3,890$14,250
1866(None) PhilFancy 5RD----------$210$483$663$2,409$7,050
1866(None) Phil--BN$67$80$116$186$250$365$531$613$987$1,540
1867(None) Phil--BN$71$90$113$183$248$326$455$572$1,065$1,703
1867(None) Phil--RB----------$250$578$1,015$1,262$2,490
1867(None) Phil--RD----------$300$1,088$1,259$4,675$10,995
1867/67(None) Phil--BN$182$229$327$703$863$1,438$2,170$3,950$5,010$4,400
1867/67(None) Phil--RD------------$10,000$17,650$26,400--
1868(None) Phil--RB----------$500$579$783$1,198$1,560
1868(None) Phil--RD----------$525$925$1,651$3,315$36,300
1868(None) Phil--BN$67$130$113$175$330$378$450$559$743$1,348
1868/67(None) Phil--RB----------$1,650$2,770$5,025$6,235$6,160
1869(None) Phil--BN$190$217$287$490$537$780$1,010$1,140$1,610$2,425
1869(None) Phil--RB----------$950$1,195$1,583$2,573$3,800
1869(None) Phil--RD----------$1,000$1,453$1,798$3,280$22,600
1870(None) Phil--BN$140$250$280$397$530$656$742$1,015$1,610$2,800
1870(None) Phil--RB----------$775$1,013$1,353$2,105$5,029
1870(None) Phil--RD----------$700$1,073$1,993$3,650$8,960
1871(None) Phil--BN$120$195$257$457$560$690$858$1,088$1,870$3,813
1871(None) Phil--RB----------$800$952$1,520$2,315$4,150
1871(None) Phil--RD----------$800$2,590$3,355$7,805$23,500
1872(None) Phil--RD------------$3,005$4,715$12,675$54,450
1872(None) Phil--RB----------$900$1,515$2,005$3,279$4,163
1872(None) Phil--BN$146$242$324$450$500$757$910$1,480$2,240$3,550
1873(None) PhilClosed 3RD------------$1,405$1,828$6,725$26,000
1873(None) PhilDoubled LibertyRB----------$8,000$9,130$19,950$60,300--
1873(None) PhilDoubled LibertyBN$402$638$1,198$2,960$3,713$5,965$8,410$12,400$16,500--
1873(None) PhilOpen 3BN$45$68$89$160$212$313$436$483$1,070$1,895
1873(None) PhilClosed 3RB----------$475$755$1,234$1,993$3,320
1873(None) PhilOpen 3RB----------$375$599$963$1,403$2,910
1873(None) PhilClosed 3BN$55$78$101$183$271$409$509$834$1,223$1,760
1873(None) PhilOpen 3RD------------$890$1,565$4,150$7,195
1874(None) Phil--BN$50$75$90$130$146$350$280$352$599$990
1874(None) Phil--RB----------$250$352$548$813$1,750
1874(None) Phil--RD----------$275$527$859$2,318$9,250
1875(None) Phil--BN$35$70$69$140$240$240$292$417$705$1,350
1875(None) Phil--RD----------$325$424$987$3,500$11,500
1875(None) Phil--RB----------$300$408$688$1,040$1,880
1876(None) Phil--BN$47$81$160$280$290$301$372$448$705$990
1876(None) Phil--RB----------$350$579$743$1,232$2,080
1876(None) Phil--RD------------$773$1,330$2,835$7,665
1877(None) Phil--BN$959$1,175$1,895$2,495$2,710$4,340$6,125$7,505$11,140$18,800
1877(None) Phil--RB----------$4,700$7,440$10,625$15,350$29,600
1877(None) Phil--RD----------$5,000$9,275$13,800$36,400$127,750
1878(None) Phil--RD----------$425$668$1,298$2,035$7,250
1878(None) Phil--BN$48$83$129$232$340$329$390$447$638$1,425
1878(None) Phil--RB----------$385$494$702$963$2,103
1879(None) Phil--RD------------$359$613$2,345$7,675
1879(None) Phil--BN$14.40$23.30$40$100$78$109$202$255$332$1,123
1879(None) Phil--RB----------$133$237$338$560$1,438
1880(None) Phil--BN$7.70$11.80$17.70$50$50$73$122$191$331$532
1880(None) Phil--RB----------$100$215$325$547$3,263
1880(None) Phil--RD------------$275$650$1,835$5,565
1881(None) Phil--BN$4.70$9.30$20$26$38$64$114$204$323$573
1881(None) Phil--RB------------$177$274$559$1,115
1881(None) Phil--RD------------$338$559$863$4,165
1882(None) Phil--RD------------$294$541$1,259$4,680
1882(None) Phil--RB----------$100$167$325$513$990
1882(None) Phil--BN$3.20$13$30$26$38$74$123$189$287$469
1883(None) Phil--BN$7.70$11$15.90$31$38$66$116$169$318$532
1883(None) Phil--RB------------$185$291$507$1,063
1883(None) Phil--RD------------$288$484$1,012$3,180
1884(None) Phil--BN$6.80$20$14.20$50$44$77$160$209$332$1,430
1884(None) Phil--RB----------$90$184$310$548$1,578
1884(None) Phil--RD----------$125$369$693$1,460$4,230
1885(None) Phil--RD----------$110$418$883$1,305$4,965
1885(None) Phil--BN$11.50$15.10$27.80$61$81$125$190$247$455$972
1885(None) Phil--RB----------$110$289$377$938$1,360
1886(None) PhilVariety 1BN$30$26.30$90$140$175$224$289$390$675$1,550
1886(None) PhilVariety 1RB----------$150$359$783$1,540$5,575
1886(None) PhilVariety 1RD----------$175$760$1,640$3,705$11,530
1886(None) PhilVariety 2BN$29.70$60$83$200$218$312$508$560$1,330$2,200
1886(None) PhilVariety 2RB----------$400$907$1,328$1,690$7,949
1886(None) PhilVariety 2RD----------$500$2,220$4,730$9,575$19,100
1887(None) Phil--RD----------$90$350$614$1,568$4,473
1887(None) Phil--RB----------$75$195$301$885$1,980
1887(None) Phil--BN$2.90$4.40$10.10$55$39$56$135$179$317$788
1888(None) Phil--BN$10.70$20$17.60$50$41$95$182$253$531$1,100
1888(None) Phil--RB----------$120$231$446$1,013$1,895
1888(None) Phil--RD----------$100$350$702$1,560$8,275
1888/7(None) Phil--RB------------$77,125$89,000----
1889(None) Phil--BN$3.10$4.40$7.20$19$33$63$99$171$343$825
1889(None) Phil--RB----------$75$164$327$520$1,090
1889(None) Phil--RD----------$100$268$605$1,383$7,630
1890(None) Phil--RB----------$85$177$282$729$1,895
1890(None) Phil--RD----------$100$199$493$1,175$5,175
1890(None) Phil--BN$2.60$3.90$5.30$14.40$29$64$94$151$327$913
1891(None) Phil--BN$4.10$5.40$9.30$20$33$59$98$164$231$763
1891(None) Phil--RB----------$75$169$287$808$1,280
1891(None) Phil--RD----------$100$270$575$1,131$4,040
1892(None) Phil--BN$4.20$5.70$9.20$24.50$35$60$111$178$319$660
1892(None) Phil--RB----------$75$164$300$619$1,165
1892(None) Phil--RD----------$100$292$563$1,319$2,990
1893(None) Phil--BN$4.10$4.40$5.90$17.40$27$120$101$163$287$998
1893(None) Phil--RB----------$80$185$279$533$1,560
1894(None) Phil--RD----------$100$273$544$1,328$2,268
1894(None) Phil--RB----------$100$170$379$758$1,168
1894(None) Phil--BN$7.30$14.60$45$46$64$99$154$227$318$1,010
1895(None) Phil--BN$2.80$5$7.40$20.30$36$100$110$142$195$358
1895(None) Phil--RB----------$90$156$220$479$650
1895(None) Phil--RD----------$90$262$459$965$1,945
1896(None) Phil--BN$1.80$3$6.40$14.80$31$53$90$131$269$478
1896(None) Phil--RB----------$70$124$243$392$1,218
1896(None) Phil--RD----------$75$170$477$1,398$2,938
1897(None) Phil--BN$2.30$3.50$4.90$20$28.50$56$102$126$192$330
1897(None) Phil--RB----------$75$130$226$382$1,083
1897(None) Phil--RD----------$80$197$410$905$3,320
1898(None) Phil--RD----------$75$170$313$850$2,118
1898(None) Phil--BN$11.80$15$18.90$27.80$40$100$92$136$227$405
1898(None) Phil--RB----------$50$114$198$362$598
1899(None) Phil--BN$4.30$6$20$15.30$28.40$46$85$116$177$393
1899(None) Phil--RB----------$60$124$177$324$560
1899(None) Phil--RD----------$60$202$356$739$1,203
1900(None) Phil--BN$1.80$3$4.40$9.30$24.40$51$80$116$164$480
1900(None) Phil--RB----------$70$107$190$287$512
1900(None) Phil--RD----------$75$177$332$672$1,627
1901(None) Phil--RB----------$60$99$250$274$564
1901(None) Phil--RD----------$60$160$273$625$1,253
1901(None) Phil--BN$2.80$4$5.40$13.80$25$60$85$121$164$465
1902(None) Phil--BN$1.80$3$4.40$10$40$43$75$101$154$440
1902(None) Phil--RB----------$55$107$165$266$564
1902(None) Phil--RD----------$70$165$320$625$1,661
1903(None) Phil--BN$1.80$3$4.40$11.80$26.40$46$75$108$147$440
1903(None) Phil--RB----------$50$104$165$274$862
1903(None) Phil--RD----------$160$160$318$689$1,428
1904(None) Phil--BN$1.80$3$4.40$9.30$25.40$41$80$111$159$330
1904(None) Phil--RB----------$55$89$170$262$509
1904(None) Phil--RD----------$65$165$293$669$2,639
1905(None) Phil--RD----------$60$157$318$739$1,379
1905(None) Phil--BN$1.80$3$7$10$26.40$43$100$103$172$390
1905(None) Phil--RB----------$55$112$170$249$634
1906(None) Phil--BN$3.30$4.50$5$10$15$38$85$113$154$390
1906(None) Phil--RB----------$50$104$165$380$459
1906(None) Phil--RD----------$70$157$365$677$1,763
1907(None) Phil--BN$2.80$4$5.40$10.80$26.40$44$75$108$192$330
1907(None) Phil--RB----------$55$94$165$262$484
1907(None) Phil--RD----------$60$165$306$592$1,715
1908S--BN$150$150$150$215$300$325$483$690$1,223$1,430
1908S--RD----------$150$934$1,458$2,415$4,405
1908S--RB----------$349$647$881$1,614$2,313
1908(None) Phil--RD----------$70$157$318$799$1,863
1908(None) Phil--RB----------$60$94$152$310$595
1908(None) Phil--BN$1.80$3$4.40$11.80$25.40$80$75$108$209$403
1909(None) Phil--BN$5.30$7.90$16$20$31$48$92$113$179$353
1909(None) Phil--RB----------$115$114$220$299$497
1909(None) Phil--RD----------$75$170$331$625$1,378
1909S--BN$350$470$539$759$799$1,209$1,579$1,825$2,500$7,500
1909S--RB----------$1,250$1,720$2,315$3,320$5,310
1909S--RD----------$1,000$1,725$2,835$5,295$12,950
18887/(None) Phil--BN$2,030$3,863$5,338$7,575$15,150$37,400$69,125$77,000----

Description and History

Old American cents were about the size of a half-dollar, but the small cent that began with the Flying Eagle cent changed that. The Indian Head cent replaced the short-lived Flying Eagle Cent, becoming the first small cent design to run for any length of time.

The production difficulties caused by the Flying Eagle cent made the Indian Head penny a necessity. After the Civil War, this design became extremely popular, and with coin-operated machines becoming widespread, the cent saw unprecedented demand.