1871 Indian Head Cent Value

Real sold prices from 19 tracked eBay sales — tracking since June 2026.

1871 Indian Head Cent — photo from the most recent tracked eBay sale

Photos from recent tracked eBay sales.

Raw (ungraded) value

$91.17

Top-grade value

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Not enough graded sales tracked yet

-78.8% monthly median over the tracked period

Computed from 19 real eBay sold listings tracked by CoinGrader since Jun 2026 · prices updated Aug 1, 2026. Not price-guide estimates.

Recent sales

Sale	Grade	Price	Listing
Jul 22, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$95.00	1871 Indian Head Cent - An Affordable Better Date Coin - US Coins: Small Cent 1C
Jul 21, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$46.00	1871 Indian Head Cent - Scarce Very Good+ Semi-key Better Date
Jul 21, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$575.00	1871 Indian head penny, UNC BN
Jul 21, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$149.90	New Listing1871 Indian Head Penny Cent 1c Nice Condition Great Detail Ungraded
Jul 20, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$36.99	---1871 Indian Head Cent Penny Extremely Fine As shown in the figure---
Jul 20, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$76.00	1871 Indian Head Cent Penny, Semi-Key Date
Jul 20, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$153.00	1871 Indian Head Cent Penny VG E153 QUXMB
Jul 20, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$72.97	1871 Indian Head Cent - Scarce Semi-key Better Date No Reserve #L7394
Jul 19, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$99.99	1871 Indian Head Cent VG
Jul 19, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$62.77	1871 US Indian Head Cent • Key Date • Old US Coin!
Jul 19, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$60.00	1871 Indian Head Cent FD
Jul 19, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$55.00	1871 US Indian Head Cent! Semi Key Date! Lower Mintage! Has Some Corrison
Jul 19, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$88.00	1871 INDIAN CENT G/VG #2566
Jul 18, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$80.99	1871 Indian Head Cent - Scarce Very Good+ Semi-key Better Date #L6660
Jul 18, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$80.00	New Listing1871 Indian head cent / Good
Jul 17, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$118.00	1871 Indian Cent - Choice
Jul 16, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$70.00	Very rare Key Date 1871 Indian head penny shallow N variety
Jul 16, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$97.00	VG* key Date* 1871 Indian Head Cent Hard Find rare
Jun 23, 2026	Raw (ungraded)	$380.00	1871 INDIAN HEAD CENT GRADES XF/AU BETTER DATE ACTUAL COIN #8836

Price history (monthly median)

Month	Median sold price	Sales
Jun 2026	$380.00	1
Jul 2026	$80.50	18

Frequently asked questions

How much is a 1871 Indian Head Cent worth?

Based on real eBay sold listings, a raw (ungraded) 1871 Indian Head Cent sells for around $91. These figures come from 19 tracked sales, not a price guide.

Where do these prices come from?

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Nearby years & mints

1871-P 1870 1870-P 1872-P 1869-P 1873-P 1868 1868-P

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