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PCGS Number: 2295
Coin Date: 1869
Denomination (Short): 1c
Denomination (Long): Cent
Desg: PR
Composition: 95% copper; 5% zinc & tin
Mintage: 600
Strike Type: Proof
Coinage Type: Indian Head, Shield Reverse (Bronze)
Coinage Years: 1864-1909
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 19
Fineness: 0
Weight (Grams): 3.11
Weight (Ounces): 0
Designer: James B. Longacre
Edge: Plain
Obverse Description: A portrait bearing the likeness of a Native American in full headdress framed by the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery. The date is centered at the bottom under the portrait.
Reverse Description: The reverse bears the denomination of ONE CENT in the center surrounded by a wreath bearing a ribbon with arrows tied in at the bottom center.
General Notes: With 600 coins struck, the 1869 Indian Cent is a much better date in its proof series. Scarce up to gem PR65 at which point high-end gems, red pieces and those with cameo surfaces are very rare. Attractively toned brown pieces or blazing red surfaces are the most desirable and are not too difficult to come across.
NGC ID: 229M

1869 1c RB

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
PR63	$960.00
PR64	$1,310.00
PR65	$1,620.00
PR66	$3,120.00
PR63 CAC	$1,150.00
PR64 CAC	$1,580.00
PR65 CAC	$1,950.00
PR66 CAC	$3,750.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (105/68). NGC Census: (51/44). CDN: $1,050 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64.	64	$1,020	03/26/24
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (105/68). NGC Census: (50/44). CDN: $1,050 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64.	64	$930	01/16/24
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (104/68). NGC Census: (48/44). CDN: $1,050 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64.	64	$1,051	02/20/23
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (102/61 and 2/3+). NGC Census: (45/43 and 0/2+). CDN: $950 Whsle. Bid for	64	$1,020	01/12/20
	1869 Indian Cent. Proof-64 RB (PCGS).	64	$930	11/20/19
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (100/58). NGC Census: (45/43). CDN: $950 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/	64	$1,020	08/19/18
	1869 1c PCGS Proof 64 RB	64	$855	04/23/18
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (98/52). NGC Census: (46/43). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/P	64	$1,020	01/07/18
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (95/52). NGC Census: (46/43). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/P	64	$1,080	12/10/17
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (92/48). NGC Census: (45/42). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/P	64	$1,528	04/06/17
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (92/58). NGC Census: (45/42). CDN: $470 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/P	64	$494	11/02/16
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (87/47). NGC Census: (46/40). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for prob	64	$940	02/07/16
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (85/46). NGC Census: (46/40). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for prob	64	$940	12/06/15
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1869 1c RB	64	$552	06/02/13
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (77/37). NGC Census: (42/41). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for prob	64	$1,116	04/28/13
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (75/37). NGC Census: (80/80). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for prob	64	$588	01/14/13
	1869 Indian Cent. Proof-64 RB (PCGS). CAC.	64	$1,322	03/21/12
	1869 Indian Cent. Proof-64 RB (PCGS).	64	$827	11/15/11
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (72/36). NGC Census: (76/78). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for pro	64	$575	10/16/11
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (72/36). NGC Census: (76/78). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for pro	64	$575	10/16/11
Stacks Bowers	1869 1c RB	64	$978	11/10/10
Stacks Bowers	1869 1c RB	64	$748	09/30/10
	1869 1C Cent PR64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$748	09/26/10
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (66/36). NGC Census: (38/41). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for prob	64	$632	05/02/10
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (66/36). NGC Census: (38/41). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for prob	64	$690	03/28/10
	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (65/34). NGC Census: (37/39). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/	64	$805	01/11/09
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1869 1c PCGS Proof 64 RB	64	$489	11/27/06
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (66/33). NGC Census: (33/37). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $575. (	64	$748	10/30/06
HA	1869 1C PR 64 Red and Brown PCGS. The current Coin Dealer Newsletter (Greysheet) wholesale "bid" price is $470.00.	64	$880	12/07/04
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$920	11/06/04
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. This exquisitely struck	64	$1,064	06/05/04
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. Fully struck, with	64	$776	05/08/04
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. Richly variegated gold,	64	$540	09/28/02
HA	1869 1C, RB	64	$920	01/10/98
HA	Multiple Coin Lot	64	$1,121	01/10/98
	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (51/17 and 1/2+). NGC Census: (38/6 and 1/1+). CDN: $1,300 Whsle. Bi	65	$1,740	04/10/23
	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (51/17). NGC Census: (38/6). CDN: $1,300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR6	65	$1,454	02/20/23
	1C 1869 PCGS PR65 RB CAC	65	$1,410	12/08/22
	1869 1c PCGS Proof 65 RB	65	$1,800	05/30/22
	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/13 and 0/2+). NGC Census: (37/6 and 1/1+). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for	65	$1,110	06/09/19
	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$1,110	09/07/18
	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$1,320	01/04/18
	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS.	65	$1,058	06/12/16
	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS.	65	$3,525	01/11/16
	1869 Indian Cent. Proof-65 RB (PCGS). CAC.	65	$1,534	11/14/12
	1869 Indian Cent. Proof-65 RB (PCGS).	65	$1,190	11/17/11
	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS.	65	$862	10/16/11
	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS.	65	$1,265	02/08/09
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. A well-struck Gem that displays uniform rose-red color that is just beginning to mellow. A	65	$862	05/07/05
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. This meticulously struck honey-gold Gem is much closer to Red than Brown, and the moderate	65	$1,150	05/07/05
HA	1869 1C PR 65 Red and Brown PCGS. The current Coin Dealer Newsletter (Greysheet) wholesale "bid" price is $705.00.	65	$805	01/25/05
HA	1869 1C PR 65 Red and Brown PCGS. The current Coin Dealer Newsletter (Greysheet) wholesale "bid" price is $705.00.	65	$748	12/28/04
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. A well-struck Gem that	65	$776	05/08/04
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. The proof surfaces	65	$700	01/10/04
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. A needle-sharp Gem with	65	$748	09/20/03
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Underlying crimson,	65	$690	01/11/03
HA	1869 1C, RB	65	$660	10/22/93
	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/172). NGC Census: (12/92). CDN: $750 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR63. Mi	63	$750	01/31/23
	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. Ex: Teich Family Collection. PCGS Population: (33/163). NGC Census: (12/88). CDN: $450 Whs	63	$630	01/12/20
	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/143). NGC Census: (12/87). CDN: $350 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/	63	$470	08/06/17
	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/140). NGC Census: (12/87). CDN: $350 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/	63	$540	04/30/17
	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/151). NGC Census: (12/87). CDN: $350 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/	63	$446	04/06/17
	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (28/122). NGC Census: (12/83). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for pro	63	$589	06/08/14
	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (25/115). NGC Census: (11/82). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for pro	63	$529	08/10/13
	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (24/113). NGC Census: (10/83). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for pro	63	$485	03/24/13
	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (24/113). NGC Census: (10/83). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for pro	63	$544	03/24/13
HA	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown PCGS. Pop: (P 19/95, N 6/67). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $425.	63	$460	09/26/05
	1869 1C PR60 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/183). NGC Census: (1/102). CDN: $135 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/P	60	$264	09/10/17
	1869 Indian Cent. Proof-66+ RB (PCGS).	66	$4,935	03/31/17
	1869 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS.	66	$2,232	11/02/16
	1869 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	66	$2,938	06/07/15
HA	1869 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. A robustly struck and scintillating example, lemon-gold at the periphery and pumpkin-brown	66	$2,300	01/06/07
HA	1869 1C, RB	66	$978	01/12/02
HA	1869 1C PR66+★ Red and Brown NGC. CAC.	66	$3,000	06/14/24
Stacks Bowers	1869 Indian Cent. Proof-66 RB (NGC).	66	$1,645	03/06/15
Stacks Bowers	1869 Indian Cent. Proof-66 * RB (NGC). CAC.	66	$2,567	06/29/12
Stacks Bowers	1869 1c RB	66	$1,495	11/09/09
Superior	1869 1c RB	66	$1,150	03/30/06
HA	1869 1C PR66 Red and Brown NGC. This glossy textured Gem	66	$1,208	06/10/02
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (51/44). PCGS Population: (105/68). CDN: $1,050 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64. M	64	$1,140	10/17/23
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (46/40). PCGS Population (88/53). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for probl	64	$1,762	06/12/16
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (42/41). PCGS Population (80/42). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for probl	64	$558	11/10/14
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (42/40). PCGS Population (76/37). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for probl	64	$705	02/10/13
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (38/41). PCGS Population (66/35). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for probl	64	$575	06/06/10
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC.	64	$546	10/25/08
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (36/38). PCGS Population (65/34). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/P	64	$581	06/29/08
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (36/38). PCGS Population (65/34). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/P	64	$575	06/29/08
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. The copper-orange and ruby surfaces have flecks of tan and caramel color that account for t	64	$632	03/17/07
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. Dashes of lilac-brown overlie this unmarked orange-gold near-Gem. Meticulously struck, and	64	$546	08/14/06
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1869 1c NGC Proof 64 RB Color	64	$633	08/14/06
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1869 1c NGC Proof 64 RB	64	$604	06/27/05
HA	1869 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. Nicely mirrored with only	64	$529	07/21/04
HA	1869 1C, RB	64	$604	11/17/00
HA	1869 1C, RB	64	$529	08/07/00
HA	1869 1C, RB	64	$468	05/22/93
HA	1869 1C PR65★ Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (37/6 and 3/1). PCGS Population: (46/14 and 3/1). CDN: $1,200 Whsle.	65	$2,040	06/09/19
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (37/5). PCGS Population: (45/13). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCG	65	$3,760	01/09/17
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$1,116	08/14/16
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$1,292	06/12/16
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$1,528	10/13/14
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. CAC.	65	$1,762	04/28/13
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (72/8). PCGS Population (33/3). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem	65	$949	05/01/12
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$978	10/16/11
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$1,072	12/05/10
HA	1869 Indian Cent PR65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$1,092	05/02/10
HA	1869 1C Cameo PR65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$1,380	05/02/10
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. Fully struck with glimmering reflectivity in the fields, lovely red-gold coloration, and th	65	$1,092	06/03/05
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$1,265	01/15/05
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1869 1c NGC Proof 65 RB	65	$679	11/28/04
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. Slightly muted cherry-red	65	$684	01/10/04
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. The obverse has lovely	65	$920	03/23/03
HA	1869 1C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. The proof surfaces	65	$632	01/11/03
HA	1869 1C, RB	65	$661	05/31/01
HA	1869 1C, RB	65	$661	02/23/01
HA	1869 1C, RB	65	$862	09/26/98
HA	1869 1C, RB	65	$578	10/04/97
HA	1869 1C, RB	65	$550	07/29/97
HA	1869 1C, RB	65	$880	08/17/96
HA	Multiple Coin Lot	65	$990	08/17/96
HA	1869 1C, RB	65	$715	08/19/95
HA	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown NGC.	63	$764	10/28/15
HA	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (11/82). PCGS Population (25/115). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for prob	63	$441	08/10/13
HA	1869 1C PR63 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (20/160). PCGS Population (23/110). Mintage: 600. Numismedia Wsl. Price for pro	63	$485	09/09/12
HA	1869 1C, RB	63	$286	06/07/97

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