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During the early 1880s, the newspapers of the Wild West blazed with news of notorious outlaws and bandits. Black Bart, known as the “Gentleman Bandit,” specifically went after Wells Fargo stagecoaches, but avoided violence. Billy the Kid was the opposite, killing his way through New Mexico in 1881 until he was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett. In 1882 another outlaw, Jesse James, met his end in Missouri after a life of robbing banks, trains and stagecoaches. This three-coin set of 1880-P, 1881-P and 1882-P Indian Head Cents struck at the Philadelphia Mint contains coins just like those that lined the pockets of these outlaws and the folks they robbed. Each coin comes in Good to Very Good (G–VG) condition, with the set housed together in a clear holder with a custom-designed insert.
By Louis Golino
As the lowest denomination circulating coin issued, the cent, which is the proper numismatic term for coins that many call pennies, was the first coin (along with half cents) struck by the U.S. Mint beginning in 1793. Made using hand-engraved dies, those first cents, as well as all the other types issued until 1857, are known as large cents and have a diameter similar to that of…
