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Barber coinage |
Dimes, Quarters, and Half Dollars designed by Charles E. Barber and issued from 1892 to 1916. |
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Barber Dime |
US 10 cent coin issued from 1892-1916 |
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Barber Half Dollar |
US 50 cent coin issued from 1892-1915 |
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Barber Quarter |
US 25 Cent coin issued from 1892-1916 |
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Braided Hair |
A design type found on Half Cents and Large Cents issued from 1839-1857. |
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Buffalo nickel |
The US 5 Cent piece issued from 1913-1938. It portrays a bison (buffalo) on the reverse. |
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Bust dollar |
US silver dollars issued from 1795-1804. The coin portrays the bust of Miss Liberty. |
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C |
The mintmark of the US Mint at Charlotte, NC. Issued gold coins from 1838-1861. |
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Capped Bust |
A design type used on US coins issued from 1807-1839. |
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Capped Bust Half Dollar |
US 50 cent piece issued from 1807-1836. |
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Carson City |
US Mint in Carson City, Nevada Issued coins from 1870-1893. Mintmark is 'CC' |
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CC |
The mintmark of the US Mint at Carson City, NV. Issued coins from 1870-1893. |
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Chain Cent |
The first (1793) one cent coin issued by the US. It protrays a chain of 13 links on the reverse. |
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Challenge Coin |
Any Coin or Medal issued by an organization, orginally issued by the military and other government agencies. |
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Charlotte |
US Mint at Charlotte, NC. Issued coins from 1838-1861. Mintmark is a 'C' |
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Classic Head |
A design type used on US Half Cents issued from 1809-1836 and on gold coins issued from 1834-1839. |
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coin |
A flat piece of metal issued by a government as money. |
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commemorative |
A special coin or medal issued to honor an outstanding person, place, or event in history. |
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Copper-Nickel Cent |
Either the Flying Eagle or the Indian Head Cent issued from 1856 to 1864 |
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Coronet Head |
US design type of the head of Liberty with a crown-like head piece. Issued on cent and half cents from 1816-1857 and gold coins from 1838-1907. |
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Dahlonega |
US Mint at Dahlonega, GA. Issued gold coins from 1838-1861. |
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Denver |
US Mint at Denver, CO. Issued coins from 1906-date. Mintmark is a 'D' |
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Double Eagle |
US $20 gold piece issued from 1850-1933 |
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Draped Bust |
A design type used on US coins issued from 1795-1807. |
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Eagle |
US $10 gold piece issued from 1795-1933 |
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Eisenhower Dollar |
US Dollar coin issued from 1971-1978. |
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fasces |
Axe projected out of a bundle of rods, it appears on the reverse of Mercury Dimes issued from 1916-1945. |
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fishscale |
Nickname for the US silver three cent piece issued from 1851-1873. |
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Flowing Hair Silver Dollar |
US silver dollar issued from 1794-1795. |
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Flying Eagle Cent |
US one cent coin issued from 1856-1858. |
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gold dollar |
US $1 gold coins issued from 1849-1889. |
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Gold Eagle |
US bullion gold coin, minted in four weights - 1/10, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 ounce. Issued from 1986-date in uncirculated and proof condition. |
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Golden Dollar |
US Dollar coin issued from 2000-date. |
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Half Cent |
US one half cent coin issued from 1793-1857 |
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Half Dime |
US silver 5 cent coin issued from 1794-1873 |
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Half Dollar |
US 50 Cent piece issued from 1794-date. |
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Half Eagle |
US $5 gold piece issued from 1795-1929 |
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Indian Head cent |
US one cent coins issued from 1859-1909. |
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Indian Head Eagle |
US $10 gold coins issued from 1907-1933. |
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Indian Head Half Eagle |
US $5 gold coins issued from 1908-1929. |
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Jefferson nickel |
US five cent coins issued from 1938-date |
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Kennedy Half |
US 50 cent coin issued from 1964-date |
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Large Cent |
US one cent coins issued from 1793-1857 |
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Liberty Head Nickel |
US five cent coin issued from 1883-1912 |
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Liberty Seated |
A design type used on US silver coins issued from 1836-1891. |
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Liberty Seated Half Dollar |
US 50 cent piece issued from 1839-1891 |
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Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar |
US 25 cent piece issued from 1838-1891 |
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Lincoln Cent |
US one cent coin issued from 1909-date |
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Maple Leaf |
A Canadian bullion coin issued in silver, gold and platinum |
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medal |
Metal object resembling a coin issued to recognize an event, place, person or group, with no stated value and not intended to circulate as money. |
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Mercury Dime |
US 10 cent piece issued from 1916-1945. |
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Mint of Finland |
The Mint of Finland strikes all the national circulation coins in Finland, including the euros that were issued on 1st January 2002. |
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Morgan dollar |
US silver dollar coin issued from 1878-1921 |
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New Orleans |
US Mint at New Orleans, LA. Issued coins from 1838-1909. Mintmark is 'O' |
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O |
Mintmark for US Mint at New Orleans, LA. Issued coins from 1838-1909. |
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Peace Dollar |
US silver dollar issued from 1921-1935 |
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Platinum Eagle |
US bullion platinum coin, minted in four weights - 1/10, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 ounce. Issued from 1997-date in uncirculated and proof condition. |
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Quarter Eagle |
US $2.50 gold coin issued from 1796-1929. |
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Rattler |
A coin holder 1st issued by PCGS from February, 1986 - September, 1989 |
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Roosevelt Dime |
US 10 cent piece issued from 1946-date. |
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Sacagawea Dollar |
US Dollar coin issued from 2000-date. |
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SAE |
Silver American Eagle. US one ounce silver bullion coin, issued from 1986-date. |
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San Francisco |
US Mint at San Francisco, CA. Issued coins from 1854-date. Mintmark is 'S' |
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Shield nickel |
US 5 Cent piece issued from 1866-1883. |
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Silver Bar |
A silver piece usually 1 troy ounce of .999 fine silver issued by a private mint. |
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Silver Eagle |
US bullion coin containing one ounce of silver. Issued from 1986-date in uncirculated and proof condition. |
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Silver Round |
A silver piece usually 1 troy ounce of .999 fine silver issued by a private mint. |
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small cent |
Replaced the Large Cent, and are smaller copper one cent pieces issued from 1856-date. |
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Special Mint Set |
US mint sets issued from 1965-1967. The quality of the coins was better than circulation strike but less than proof strike coins. |
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Standing Liberty Quarter |
US 25 cent piece issued from 1916-1930. |
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State Quarter |
Any of the US Quarter Dollars issued from 1999-date under the '50 States Quarters' program. |
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steel cent |
US one cent piece issued in 1943. The change in composition to zinc-coated steel was in response to the shortage of copper in that wartime year. |
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Susan B. Anthony Dollar |
US Dollar issued from 1979-1999. |
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Territorial Gold |
Gold coins issued by privately owned mints. The majority of these pieces were minted in California in the mid 1800’s. |
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Three-Cent Nickel |
US three cent piece issued from 1865-1889. |
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Three-Cent Silver |
US three cent piece issued from 1851-1873. This is the smallest US coin. |
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Trade dollar |
US silver Dollar issued from 1873-1885. It was issued to circulate in Asia to compete with other silver coins. |
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trime |
Nickname for the US silver three cent piece issued from 1851-1873. |
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Twenty Lib |
Nickname for the US $20 gold coin with the head of Liberty on the obverse, issued from 1849-1907 |
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Two-Cent piece |
US Two-cent piece issued from 1864-1873. |
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V Nickel |
Nickname for the Liberty Head Nickel issued from 1883-1912 |
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Walking Liberty Half Dollar |
US 50 cent piece issued from 1916-1945. |
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wartime nickel |
US Jefferson 5 Cent piece issued from 1942-1945. The composition was changed to remove nickel, which was a valuable war material. The mint mark was placed above the dome on the reverse to show the change in composition.. |
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Washington Quarter Dollar |
US 25 cent piece issued from 1932-date. |
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West Point |
US Mint at West Point, NY. It issued coins from 1984-date. Mintmark is 'W' |
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world coin(s) |
A coin issued by countries other than the United States. |
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year set |
A collection of all coins issued by a country for any one year (does not necessarily include every mint mark). |
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