You should be careful to avoid cleaned, bent, or otherwise damaged specimens. The 1908-S Indian Head penny is considered a semi-key date and should be bought with some discretion. * Values are for coins in a grade of Good-4, unless otherwise noted. Here’s a breakdown of mintages and values of the three types of 1908 Indian Head pennies:ġ908 (Philadelphia), 32,326,367 minted $2 The 1908-S penny, however, is much more difficult to find. 1908 pennies (those from the City of Brotherly Love, that is), are quite common and are readily found in most bags and rolls of mixed-date Indian Head cents. San Francisco (“S” mint) struck pennies for the very first time, and these 1908-S Indian Head pennies are decidedly much scarcer than their Philadelphia counterparts. 1908 marks the year of an important first for Indian Head pennies – the first mintmarked issue.
