Indian Head penny owned by the Dennis family, 1863. Creator: Unknown.

Indian Head penny owned by the Dennis family, 1863. Creator: Unknown.

2-831-853 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

The front of the coin features a white woman in profile wearing the headdress of a Native American man. Small text follows the circumference of the coin; to the image's left it reads [UNITED STATES] and to the right of the image it reads [OF AMERICA]. Below the image is the mint year [1863]. On the reverse of the coin is the denomination [ONE CENT] encircled with an oak wreath with a striped shield at the top apex of the design.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. James Barton Longacre: American: Artist, printmaker, painter, designer

Medium
  1. Money
  2. Pennies

Picture Type
  1. Heritage art
  2. Object

Category Hierarchy

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5808x4148
File Size : 70,581kb


Aliases

  1. 2014.273.7
  1. NMAAHC-2014_273_7_001
  1. 0990005277
  1. 2-831-853
  1. 2014.273.7
  1. 2831853

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