United States, 1897 AD., Philadelphia mint, 1 Cent, KM 90a.

United States of America, Philadelphia mint, engraver James Barton Longacre, 1897 AD., "Indian Head Cent", type minted 1864-1909,
1 Cent (19 mm / 3,16 g), bronze, 3,11 g theor. mint weight, mintage 50.464.392 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), plain edge,
Obv.: UNITED STATES - OF AMERICA / 1897 , Liberty wearing a feathered headdress, which looks similar to an American Indian war bonnet, text LIBERTY appears on the band of the headdress.
Rev.: ONE / CENT , within a wreath of oak and olive tied at the base with a ribbon with a Federal shield above.
KM 90a .

Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1864 20 with "L" in hairs; Proof
1864 With "L" in hair; very rare
1864 39,233,714 without "L"; rare
1864 150 without "L" in hairs; Proof
1865 500 Proof
1865 35,429,286 overdate variety reported; rare
1866 9,826,500 rare
1866 725 Proof
1867 9,821,000 rare
1867 625 Proof
1868 10,266,500 rare
1868 600 Proof
1869 6,420,000 rare
1869 600 Proof
1869 overdate variety exists
1870 5,275,000 thin "N"; rare
1870 1,000 thin "N"; Proof
1870 bold "N"
1871 3,929,500 thin "N"; rare
1871 960 thin "N"; Proof
1871 bold "N"
1872 4,042,000 thin "N"; rare
1872 950 thin "N"; Proof
1872 bold "N"
1873 11,676,500 closed "3"
1873 1,100 closed "3"; Proof
1873 doubled "LIBERTY"
1873 closed "3"
1874 14,187,500
1874 700 Proof
1875 13,528,000
1875 700 Proof
1876 7,944,000
1876 1,150 Proof
1877 852,500 ultra rare
1877 900 Proof
1878 5,797,500
1878 2,350 Proof
1879 16,228,000 rare
1879 3,200 Proof
1880 38,961,000
1880 3,955 Proof
1881 39,208,000
1881 3,575 Proof
1882 38,578,000
1882 3,100 Proof
1883 45,591,500
1883 6,609 Proof
1884 23,257,800
1884 3,942 Proof
1885 11,761,594
1885 3,790 Proof
1886 Type B
1886 Type B; Proof
1886 17,650,000 Type A; rare
1886 4,290 Type A; Proof
1887 45,223,523
1887 2,960 Proof
1888 37,489,832
1888 4,582 Proof
1888 Overdate variety reported
1889 48,866,025
1889 3,336 Proof
1890 57,180,114
1890 2,740 Proof
1891 47,070,000
1891 2,350 Proof
1892 37,647,087
1892 2,745 Proof
1893 46,640,000
1893 2,195 Proof
1894 16,749,500
1894 2,632 Proof
1894 double date variety
1895 38,341,574
1895 2,062 Proof
1896 39,055,431
1896 1,862 Proof
1897 50,464,392
1897 1,938 Proof
1898 49,821,284
1898 1,795 Proof
1899 53,598,000
1899 2,031 Proof
1900 66,831,502
1900 2,262 Proof
1901 79,609,158
1901 1,985 Proof
1902 87,374,704
1902 2,018 Proof
1903 85,092,703
1903 1,790 Proof
1904 61,326,198
1904 1,817 Proof
1905 80,717,011
1905 2,152 Proof
1906 96,020,530
1906 1,725 Proof
1907 108,137,143
1907 1,475 Proof
1908 32,326,367
1908 1,620 Proof
1908 S 1,115,000
1909 14,368,470
1909 2,175 Proof
1909 S 309,000 very rare

wikipedia: The Indian Head one-cent coin, also known as an Indian Penny , was produced by the United States Mint from 1859 to 1909 at the Philadelphia Mint and in 1908 and 1909 at the San Francisco Mint. It was designed by James Barton Longacre, the engraver at the Philadelphia Mint 1844 - 1869.
The obverse of the coin shows "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," the head of Liberty wearing a feather head dress of a Native American and the year of production. The word "LIBERTY" appears on the band of the head dress. From 1859 to 1864 the design did not feature any mark of the designer. When the change to bronze (see below) occurred in 1864, Chief Engraver Longacre modified the portrait by sharpening the details. He added his initial "L" on the ribbon behind Liberty's neck as well. This design would continue until the end of the series, with a minor modification by Charles E. Barber in 1886 when the portrait was changed slightly.
Two reverse designs were used for the series. In 1859 the reverse featured "ONE CENT" within a wreath of laurel (or properly olive). From 1860 until the end of the series the reverse featured "ONE CENT" within a wreath of oak and olive tied at the base with a ribbon with a Federal shield above. This design continued until the end on the series in 1909 with a minor modification by William Barber in 1870.
The coins struck between 1859 and 1864 contained 88% copper and 12% nickel. During this time, prior to the issuance of the Five-Cent nickel coin, the cent was commonly referred to as a "Nickel" or "Nick," for short. Due to the hoarding of all coinage during the Civil War, the nickel cents disappeared from daily use and were replaced in many Northern cities by private tokens. The success of these copper tokens prompted the change of the cent to a similar metal. In 1864, the alloy changed to Bronze (95% copper and 5% tin and zinc), and the weight of the coins was reduced from 72 grains to 48 grains. (This weight continued for copper-alloy U.S. cents until the 1982 introduction of the current copper-plated zinc cent.
The total production of the Indian Head cent was 1,849,648,000 pieces. The 1909-S had the lowest mintage, only 309,000. It is not considered as scarce as the 1877 issue, (852,500), since fewer of those were kept, particularly in the higher grades.
In 1858, The Mint tested new designs for the cent. Although the Flying Eagle cent which began regular production in 1857, is aesthetically pleasing to collectors today, it was proving to be an unsatisfactory design for producing thick coins in hard metal. The head and tail of the eagle were opposite the wreath on the reverse. The coins did not strike-up well, and if the striking pressure was increased, the dies broke too easily. The Indian Head design was much better suited because the design was more central and did not oppose the metal flow with the wreath on the reverse. The Director of the Mint, James Ross Snowden, submitted models for a new design, and Secretary Cobb gave his approval to the Indian Head Cent. Also found as a roundish coin but weighs as little as 48 grains.
The production of Indian Cents between 1859 and 1860 was large because copper large cents and half cents in circulation up until 1857 were being redeemed with the new cents. Some years production, like 1861 was based solely on the number of the pre-1857 copper coins that were redeemed under the Mint Act of March 3, 1857, which allowed for their redemption until 1860 (revised to extent until 1861).
Other than the already noted slight design changes made in 1860, 1864, and 1886, the series continued without major varieties from 1859 to 1909. There are slight date variations in 1865 (fancy 5 and plain 5), 1873 (open and closed 3), as well as a well known overdate (1888/7). An unusual variety was recently discovered when it was found that some 1875 cents had a tiny dot in the "N" of "UNITED". This may have been a secret mark added to one die to catch a mint employee stealing coins.
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. 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.