Lot 1074
1859. PCGS graded Proof 65. A popular one-year type with great eye appeal. Good mirrors with just a few light fly specks. Only 800 struck. Pop 55; 23 finer, 1 in 65, 21 in 66, 1 in 67. (PCGS # 2247)
Popular and important as a one year type design featuring Longacre's Indian head design and a simple reverse incorporating a Laurel wreath around the denomination, "ONE CENT". However, the obverse portrait is actually "Lady Liberty", a Caucasian representation of Liberty borrowed from the Three Dollar design of 1854. She wears a headdress of a Native American of the Chippewa tribe. The reverse is more properly an olive wreath, although the laurel wreath description is somewhat accurate as their leaves are visually similar. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500
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