1 Cent "Indian Head Cent" (with shield) , United States
1860-1864
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Liberty head wearing an Indian headdress and the date below
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1862
Engravers:
James Barton Longacre
Reverse
Description:
Shield at the top, face value in the middle and a knot tying the wreath holding arrows
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
ONE CENT
Engravers:
James Barton Longacre
Specifications
Categories
Issuer Hierarchy
Year1860 ~ 1864
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1 Dollar "Native American Dollar" (Spread of Three Sisters Agriculture)
Obverse: Sacagawea (1788-1812), with child. She was a Shoshone native american. She was an translator and a guide to the Lewis and Clark expedition., Reverse: Native American woman sowing seeds of the Three Sisters (main agricultural crops of some Native American: squash, maize, and climbing beans). It symbolizes the Indian tribes' contributions to agriculture.
