Production
Initially, the production of the five-cent nickel and the one-cent bronze coin was limited by law to the Philadelphia Mint. An Act of Congress passed on April 24, 1906, provided for the making of these denominations at other Mint facilities.
The manufacture of the Indian Head cent at the San Francisco Mint in November 1908 marked the first time this denomination of coins was minted outside of Philadelphia. These San Francisco-minted Indian Head Cents bear the "S" mint mark beneath the ribbon of the wreath on the reverse. Because the San Francisco mint also struck Lincoln cents in 1909 the mintage of 309,000 1909-S Indian Head cents is the lowest for the series. One-cent coin production did not begin at the Denver Mint until 1911, during the third year of the Lincoln cent design.
Except for the period 1866-72, 1876–78, and the two San Francisco issues, annual production of Indian cents stayed well above ten million, and from the 1880s on dramatically increased. In lower grades most dates in the series are available for relatively low cost, and the latter years are quite affordable in better condition.
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