1894 Indian Head Cent - 1894/1894 Doubled Date

Coin Details

Description

This is the 1894/1894 repunched date variety of the 1894 Indian Head Cent. The entire 1894 date was punched into the die twice (FS-301, Snow-1). The first punching shows wherever its strokes fall outside the second, which is how the variety is identified. The effect is in the die, so every coin struck from it carries the same remnant in the same position. A cent from the Philadelphia Mint, the 1894 Indian Head Cent - 1894/1894 Doubled Date belongs to the Indian Head Cents 1859-1909 series. The obverse features Liberty wearing a feathered headdress, often misidentified as a Native American — actually represents Liberty adorned with a chief's war bonnet and the reverse displays an oak wreath with a shield at the top, enclosing ONE CENT. Struck during the Gilded Age of rapid industrialization and the great silver debates, when monetary policy shaped elections and economic destiny. Coined at the Philadelphia facility, the nation's original mint that has operated continuously since its 1792 founding. Struck in 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc, weighing 3.11 grams, 19 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #92189.

Cross References

FS-301