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1859 Cent
Obverse Description
Regular Indian Head cent die of the year.
Reverse Description
Oak wreath with ornamented shield (same as Reverse C of 1858).
Catalog Information
GSID:
12331
Designer:
James B. Longacre
Obverse Designer:
James B. Longacre
Reverse Designer:
James B. Longacre
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Copper
Variety 2:
J-227
Coin Date:
1859
Denomination:
P1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1859
Composition:
Copper
Rarity:
6
PCGS #:
11931
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1859 P1c Copper, J-227 MS
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1859 P1c Copper, J-226 PR
Worth: $2,100 – $4,800
1859 P1c Copper, J-227 PR
Worth: $1,400 – $3,600
1859 P1c Copper, Shield Reverse, J-228 MS
Worth: $850 – $5,280
1859 P1c Copper, Shield Reverse, J-228 PR
Worth: $1,700 – $4,830
1859 P1c Copper, J-229 MS BN
1859 P1c Copper, J-229 PR BN
1859 P1c Copper, Dual Obverse Mule, J-229a MS BN
Worth: $200,000 – $200,000
1859 P1c Copper, J-230 PR BN
Worth: $1,750 – $6,300
1859 P1c Copper, J-231 PR BN
Worth: $4,750 – $9,600
1859 P1c Lead, J-231a PR
1859 PH10c Silver, Transitional, J-232 PR
Worth: $35,000 – $90,000
1859 P10c Silver, Transitional, J-233 PR
Worth: $18,000 – $42,000
1859 P25c Silver, J-234 PR
Worth: $2,400 – $8,400
1859 P50c Silver, J-235 PR
Worth: $1,600 – $7,200
1859 P50c Copper, J-236 PR BN
Worth: $1,550 – $3,600
1859 Pattern Indian Cent. Judd-227, Pollock-271, Snow-PT3a. Rarity-6-. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. MS-64 (PCGS).
$4,148
1859 P1C Indian Cent, Judd-227, Pollock-271, Snow-PT3, Low R.6, MS65+ NGC. CAC....
$5,520
1859 P1C J-227 MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (2/7). PCGS Population: (1/17). ...
$1,140
1859 Indian Cent, Judd-227, R.6, MS63 PCGS. Regular dies obverse from 1859 paired with a different reverse that features an ...
$1,840
1859 Pattern Indian Cent. Judd-227, Pollock-271, Snow-PT3a. Rarity-6-. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC.
$3,904
1859 P1C Indian Cent, Judd-227, Pollock-271, Snow-PT3, Low R.6, MS65+ NGC. CAC. ...
$4,112
1859 P1C Indian Cent, Judd-227, Pollock-271, Low R.6, MS64 PCGS. Ex: Lemus Collection. PCGS Population: (12/1).Ex: Lemu...
$3,180
1859 P1C Indian Cent, Judd-227, Pollock-271, Low R.6, MS64 PCGS. CAC. ...
$2,280
1859 Pattern Indian Cent. Judd-227, Pollock-271. Rarity-6-. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. MS-64 (NGC).
$2,209
1859 Pattern Indian Cent. Judd-227, Pollock-271. Rarity-6-. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. MS-64 (NGC). Eagle Eye Photo Seal.
$2,347
1859 P1C Indian Cent, Judd-227, Pollock-271, Low R.6, MS64 PCGS. ...
$1,410
1859 P1C Judd-227, Pollock-271, Low R.6, MS64 PCGS. ...
$2,070
1859 Pattern Indian Cent. Judd-227, Pollock-271. Rarity-6-. MS-64 (PCGS).
$1,587
1859 P1C Indian Cent, Judd-227, Pollock-271, Low R.6, MS64 NGC. ...
$2,070
$2,300
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