| 1859 | Philadelphia | None | 36,400,000 | First year; laurel wreath reverse, no shield. |
| 1860 | Philadelphia | None | 20,566,000 | Reverse changed to oak wreath with shield. |
| 1861 | Philadelphia | None | 10,100,000 | Civil War-era copper-nickel issue. |
| 1862 | Philadelphia | None | 28,075,000 | Higher wartime production. |
| 1863 | Philadelphia | None | 49,840,000 | Highest copper-nickel mintage. |
| 1864 Copper-Nickel | Philadelphia | None | 13,740,000 | Final copper-nickel Indian Head Cent issue. |
| 1864 Bronze | Philadelphia | None | 39,233,714 | First bronze issue; includes With L and No L varieties. |
| 1865 | Philadelphia | None | 35,429,286 | Bronze production continued. |
| 1866 | Philadelphia | None | 9,826,000 | Lower post-war mintage. |
| 1867 | Philadelphia | None | 9,821,000 | Scarcer early bronze date. |
| 1868 | Philadelphia | None | 10,266,500 | Moderate early bronze issue. |
| 1869 | Philadelphia | None | 6,420,000 | Lower mintage; better date. |
| 1870 | Philadelphia | None | 5,275,000 | Lower mintage issue. |
| 1871 | Philadelphia | None | 3,929,500 | Better date with low production. |
| 1872 | Philadelphia | None | 4,042,000 | Key lower-mintage date. |
| 1873 | Philadelphia | None | 11,676,500 | Open 3 and Closed 3 varieties. |
| 1874 | Philadelphia | None | 14,187,500 | Production increased. |
| 1875 | Philadelphia | None | 13,528,000 | Moderate issue. |
| 1876 | Philadelphia | None | 7,944,000 | Lower mintage year. |
| 1877 | Philadelphia | None | 852,500 | Major key date; lowest Philadelphia mintage. |
| 1878 | Philadelphia | None | 5,999,850 | Better date with lower output. |
| 1879 | Philadelphia | None | 16,231,200 | Production recovered. |
| 1880 | Philadelphia | None | 38,964,955 | Strong production year. |
| 1881 | Philadelphia | None | 39,211,575 | Strong production year. |
| 1882 | Philadelphia | None | 38,581,100 | High output. |
| 1883 | Philadelphia | None | 45,589,109 | Heavy production. |
| 1884 | Philadelphia | None | 23,261,742 | Moderate output. |
| 1885 | Philadelphia | None | 11,765,384 | Lower mintage date. |
| 1886 | Philadelphia | None | 17,654,290 | Type I and Type II obverse varieties. |
| 1887 | Philadelphia | None | 45,226,483 | High output. |
| 1888 | Philadelphia | None | 37,494,414 | High output; 1888/7 variety notable. |
| 1889 | Philadelphia | None | 48,869,361 | Heavy production. |
| 1890 | Philadelphia | None | 57,182,854 | Very high production. |
| 1891 | Philadelphia | None | 47,072,350 | Heavy production. |
| 1892 | Philadelphia | None | 37,649,832 | High output. |
| 1893 | Philadelphia | None | 46,642,195 | Heavy production. |
| 1894 | Philadelphia | None | 16,752,132 | Lower 1890s mintage. |
| 1895 | Philadelphia | None | 38,343,636 | High output. |
| 1896 | Philadelphia | None | 39,057,293 | High output. |
| 1897 | Philadelphia | None | 50,466,330 | Very high production. |
| 1898 | Philadelphia | None | 49,823,079 | Very high production. |
| 1899 | Philadelphia | None | 53,600,031 | Very high production. |
| 1900 | Philadelphia | None | 66,833,794 | Major production year. |
| 1901 | Philadelphia | None | 79,611,143 | Very heavy production. |
| 1902 | Philadelphia | None | 87,376,723 | Very heavy production. |
| 1903 | Philadelphia | None | 85,094,493 | Very heavy production. |
| 1904 | Philadelphia | None | 61,328,015 | High output. |
| 1905 | Philadelphia | None | 80,719,163 | Very heavy production. |
| 1906 | Philadelphia | None | 96,022,255 | Extremely high production. |
| 1907 | Philadelphia | None | 108,138,618 | Highest mintage of the series. |
| 1908 | Philadelphia | None | 32,327,987 | Final Philadelphia-only year before S-mint issue. |
| 1908-S | San Francisco | S | 1,115,000 | First branch-mint cent; scarce issue. |
| 1909 | Philadelphia | None | 14,370,645 | Final Philadelphia Indian Head Cent. |
| 1909-S | San Francisco | S | 309,000 | Lowest mintage; final Indian Head Cent key date. |
