1898 Indian Head Cent


1898 Indian Head Cent

Proof Mintage: 1,795
Obverse Text: 1898 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | LIBERTY
Reverse Text: ONE CENT

Certified Brown Percentage: 19%
Certified Red and Brown Percentage: 61%
Certified Red Percentage: 16%
Certified Cameo Percentage: 4%

Proof small cent production in the United States Mint continued its downward trend in 1898 with only 1,795 coins produced. Silver Proof sets required 735 of these coins, with the remaining 1,060 specimens available for minor coin Proof sets.

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The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the August 2019 Rosemont ANA Auction, where it realized $36,000.

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