This is a penny made by the US mint in 1898.
You can find a 1898 half penny for sale online for $8 or less. This is for one from Great Britain.
If in England, then about 40p.
There is no such coin as a Indian Head Buckwheat penny, but a 1898 Indian Head cent in average condition is worth $1.00-$3.00
Back in 1898, one penny would buy many things. One penny would buy a daily newspaper, two eggs, three or four candy sticks, a half-loaf of bread, or and entire loaf of day old bread in 1898.
A penny is .01 US dollars.
A 1898 Indian head penny in circulated condition is worth 1 to around 23 dollars in circulated condition. These coins are not rare.
1898 is a fairly common date. It's worth around $2-3.
1898 is considered a common date for Indian Head Cents. In average circulated condition, with no problems, it is worth about $1.
No Indian Head cent had a mintmark until 1908, so the 1898 cent will not have one.
No. It's actually one of the most common dates.
The first can was made in 1898.