1901 RARE OLD ANTIQUE INDIAN HEAD PENNY LIBERTY CENT US COLLECTION COIN. WELL DEFINED LINES FOR 122 YEARS old #204337127708 Indian Head pennies were issued by the United States Bureau of the mint between 1859 and 1909. The ‘Indian Head’ was designed in 1859 by James B. Longacre, an engraver employed by the mint, who was directed to develop alternatives for a previous design of hir (the ‘flying eagle’ design which was issued in exchange for worn Spanish silver coins between 1856-1858