Despite its famous nickname, the Indian Head cent does not portray a Native American person. The figure is actually Lady Liberty wearing a Native American chief’s headdress.

Introduced in 1859, the design remained on the penny until the Lincoln cent replaced it in 1909—making its familiar name slightly misleading.

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