But really fast - the succession of dates on the coins was something that I recognized only AFTER I received the coins. I knew that I had a few Indian Head cents, but this was the first time I had received more than one in one package. 1887,1888, and 1889! How cool was that???
In total, as of 10th of August 2026 I have SEVEN Indian Head cents in the collection.
These coins were not in the greatest of conditions, but after studying and researching them the three of them probably have a total value of around $25-40 USD. That is wild and exciting to me!!
Late last night I did more research on the Indian Head cents and come to find out these were minted from 1859 to 1909. They left the mint and made room for the new Lincoln cents from 1909 (one hundred years anniversary of President Abraham Licoln's birth year) and going all the way until 2025 where the US Mint has stopped making coins worth only one cent.
I would learn that of the seven that I have (as of 10th August 2026) that I have collected some common dates. And if I wanted to collect a complete set, then I have 13.7% of a complete set.
I began to wonder whether or not I could actually afford owning an entire set of Indian Head cents. I am currently missing 45 cents by year. I did read that these coins really should be fairly easy and inexpensive as far as PER COIN is concerned meaning I should only be spending a few dollars for each coin (anywhere between $3-$10 USD per coin) which is amazing.
But there will be some serious hurdles. There are a few coins that were minted in 1908-S and 1909-S in limited numbers, and they are extremely hard to come by and that is going to make the price go way up.
When I looked on eBay today for 1908-S and 1909-S I could not find a "BUY IT NOW" option for either coin for under $200 USD. And the ones in auction, were already approaching $80 or even $100 USD. Which is money I do not have. So I may be missing those two.
In miserable addition: the 1877 version of the coin has very low mintage as only 852,500. The average mintage number of any Indian Head cent was anywhere between a few hundred thousand to over 100 million. That coin is going to be difficult to pay for. I am sure to find it, but affording it is another situation.
From all of that, I did decide to collect as much of the Indian Head cents by year as I can. Even if I only get one coin per transaction, I will take my time with it and not put myself under any financial strain or ruin. But if anyone wants to assist in obtaining those three coins that are going to be much higher in price, please let me know!!
As soon as I return to buying more coins, I will update you through this blog. Thank you for reading and thank you for your patience in the matter. Like I said, I've been ill lately and I am sorry that this fell behind a bit.
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