US Small Cents
The US small cents also referred to as "Pennies", are the lowest face-value physical unit of the US currency to date, one-hundredth of a dollar. These pennies were first minted in 1856 to replace the larger cents and half cents. The original design was the Flying Eagle Cent, which was only minted for two years – 1857 and 1858 Flying Eagle Cents. These cents were not only large but also required more resources to mint than their actual worth.
In 1858, the design was changed to the Indian Head Cent. Some of the most highly prized include 1907, 1902, and 1906 Indian Head Pennies. The Indian Head Cent remained in production until 1909, when it was replaced by the Lincoln Cent.
The official name for the pennies in recent times is "cents", given by the US mint. US Small cents were introduced to the citizens to promote the US-issued decimal coinage and encourage to reduce the use of Spanish and English coinage. A combination of copper and nickel minted these small cents.
Being minted out of cheaper metal, the US small cents are not as valuable as were the coins of valuable metals. But their historical representation and reflection of certain events make some of them rare and helpful, as is the over-polished 1922-D without a mint mark, Flying Eagle Cent, Lincoln Memorial Cent, and many more.
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