Definition: A repunched date is a date that has one or more numerals that have being repunched into a master or working die. This excludes doubled dies or re-engraved dates that show doubling on the digits of the date. This also excludes misplaced dates which is under a separate heading.
- A 1907 Indian head penny is one of those years readily available in heavily worn condition. With so many minted (the largest number in any year) and at the ending of the series, large numbers remain. However, top condition examples are elusive and avidly collected.
- This 1907 Indian Head Cent shows both a repunched date (the 9 digit) and a misplaced date (the 07 in the denticles) Another example of a repunched date is seen on the 1882 Indian Head cent pictured above.
- 1907 Indian Head cents are extremely common coins that are easily found at most coin dealer shops that handle 19th- and 20th-century U.S. 1907 pennies are generally found in mixed-date rolls and bags of older pennies, and they are.
The above example of a repunched date is found on a 1 centavo from Colombia minted in 1969. The first two digits 19 have clearly been repunched.
The Indian Head Cent was issued as the second design for the small cent. The coin was designed by James B. Longacre and features an image of Liberty in a Native American headdress on the obverse, which lends itself to the series name.
1907 Indian Head Penny Value
The Indian Head Cent was issued as the second design for the small cent. The coin was designed by James B. Longacre and features an image of Liberty in a Native American headdress on the obverse, which lends itself to the series name. The reverse of the coin first featured a laurel wreath, which was replaced with an oak wreath and shield after only one year.
The series was produced from 1859 to 1909 with a few design modifications. The composition of the Indian Head Cent began as 88% copper and 12% nickel. This proved difficult to strike and the composition was changed to 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc during 1864. For this year, pieces were struck in both the copper nickel and bronze.
For the Indian Head Cent series:
- There were 54 regular issues for the series. This include the two compositions used during 1864 and the San Francisco Minted pieces for the final two years of the series.
- The series had a duration of 50 years from 1859 to 1909. Coins were issued for every year inclusive at the Philadelphia Mint and for the final two years at the San Francisco Mint.
- The highest reported mintage is for the 1907 Indian Head Cent with 108,138,618 pieces. This was also the only issue of the series with a mintage above 100 million.
- The lowest reported mintage is for the 1909-S Indian Head Cent with 309,000 pieces reported struck. Along with the 1877, this is one of only two issues of the series with a mintage below 1 million.
- The average mintage across all 54 regular issues of the series is 34,252,575.
Indian Head Cent Mintages
1907 Indian Head Penny Good
1859 | 36,400,000 |
1860 | 20,566,000 |
1861 | 10,100,000 |
1862 | 28,075,000 |
1863 | 49,840,000 |
1864 (Copper) | 13,740,000 |
1864 (Bronze) | 39,233,714 |
1865 | 35,429,286 |
1866 | 9,826,500 |
1867 | 9,821,000 |
1868 | 10,266,500 |
1869 | 6,420,000 |
1870 | 5,275,000 |
1871 | 3,929,500 |
1872 | 4,042,000 |
1873 | 11,676,500 |
1874 | 14,187,500 |
1875 | 13,528,000 |
1876 | 7,944,000 |
1877 | 852,500 |
1878 | 5,799,850 |
1879 | 16,231,200 |
1880 | 38,964,955 |
1881 | 39,211,575 |
1882 | 38,581,100 |
1883 | 45,589,109 |
1884 | 23,261,742 |
1885 | 11,765,384 |
1886 | 17,654,290 |
1887 | 45,226,483 |
1888 | 37,494,414 |
1889 | 48,869,361 |
1890 | 57,182,854 |
1891 | 47,072,350 |
1892 | 37,649,832 |
1893 | 46,642,195 |
1894 | 16,752,132 |
1895 | 38,343,636 |
1896 | 39,057,293 |
1897 | 50,466,330 |
1898 | 49,823,079 |
1899 | 53,600,031 |
1900 | 66,833,794 |
1901 | 79,611,143 |
1902 | 87,376,722 |
1903 | 85,094,493 |
1904 | 61,328,015 |
1905 | 80,719,163 |
1906 | 96,022,255 |
1907 | 108,138,618 |
1908 | 32,327,987 |
1908-S | 1,115,000 |
1909 | 14,370,645 |
1909-S | 309,000 |
1907 Indian Head Penny Error
Source: Indian Head Cent