Copper-Nickel

28 entries

US Three Cent Nickel

CoinCopper-Nickel1865

Introduced near the end of the Civil War to replace the tiny silver trime. Made of copper-nickel all...

US Eisenhower Dollar

CoinCopper-Nickel1971

The first US dollar coin issued after the Peace dollar series ended in 1935. Featured President Dwig...

US Susan B Anthony Dollar

CoinCopper-Nickel1979

The first US coin to feature a real woman. Susan B. Anthony was a leader of the womens suffrage move...

Indian Head Penny

CoinCopper-Nickel1859

Featured Lady Liberty wearing a Native American headdress, not an actual Native American. Designed b...

Buffalo Nickel

CoinCopper-Nickel1913

Also called the Indian Head nickel. Featured a Native American chief on the obverse and an American ...

Liberty Head Nickel

CoinCopper-Nickel1883

Also called the V nickel for the Roman numeral five on the reverse. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is ...

Jefferson Nickel

CoinCopper-Nickel1938

Featured President Thomas Jefferson on the obverse and Monticello on the reverse. Designed by Felix ...

Washington Quarter

CoinSilver/Copper-Nickel1932

Featured George Washington on the obverse. Originally intended as a one year commemorative for the 2...

Kennedy Half Dollar

CoinSilver/Copper-Nickel1964

Created just months after the assassination of President Kennedy in November 1963. The design was ba...

US Bicentennial Quarter

CoinCopper-Nickel1976

Featured a colonial drummer boy on the reverse instead of the eagle. Dated 1776-1976. Over 1.6 billi...

US Bicentennial Half Dollar

CoinCopper-Nickel1976

Featured Independence Hall on the reverse. Dated 1776-1976. Over 521 million minted. The design by S...

US Bicentennial Dollar

CoinCopper-Nickel1976

The Eisenhower dollar with a special reverse featuring the Liberty Bell superimposed over the moon. ...

US America the Beautiful Quarters

CoinCopper-Nickel2010

A 56 coin series featuring national parks and sites, one per state and territory. Issued from 2010 t...

US 50 State Quarters

CoinCopper-Nickel1999

The most successful coin program in history. Five quarters per year from 1999 to 2008, each featurin...

US District Quarters

CoinCopper-Nickel2009

Six additional quarters honoring the District of Columbia and five US territories: Puerto Rico, Guam...

US Flying Eagle Cent

CoinCopper-Nickel1856

The first small cent, replacing the large copper cent. Featured an eagle in flight on the obverse. D...

US Shield Nickel

CoinCopper-Nickel1866

The first nickel five cent piece. Featured a shield on the obverse and the numeral 5 surrounded by s...

US Liberty Head Nickel

CoinCopper-Nickel1883

See Liberty Head Nickel entry. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of only five known and is worth m...

US Buffalo Nickel Detail

CoinCopper-Nickel1913

The buffalo was modeled on Black Diamond, a bison at the Central Park Zoo. The Native American portr...

South Korean 100 Won

CoinCopper-Nickel1983

Features Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the legendary Korean naval commander who defeated the Japanese navy usi...

UK One Pound Coin

CoinCopper-Nickel1983

The British one pound coin replaced the one pound banknote in 1983. Featured Queen Elizabeth II on t...

US Modern Commemorative Coins

CoinSilver/Gold/Copper-Nickel1982

Modern commemorative coins resumed in 1982 with the Washington half dollar commemorating the 250th a...

US Small Cent Variants

CoinCopper-Nickel1856

The Flying Eagle cent of 1856 to 1858 was followed by the Indian Head cent of 1859 to 1909 and the L...

Confederate One Cent

CoinCopper-Nickel1861

See Confederate Cent entry. The original 12 Confederate cents were struck by Robert Lovett Jr. of Ph...

UK Fifty Pence

CoinCopper-Nickel1969

The heptagonal fifty pence coin replaced the ten shilling note. Featured Britannia on the reverse in...

UK Twenty Pence

CoinCopper-Nickel1982

A small heptagonal coin introduced to bridge the gap between the 10p and 50p. Featured the crowned T...

UK Ten Pence

CoinCopper-Nickel1968

The decimal ten pence replaced the florin, continuing the 1848 tradition of a tenth of a pound coin....

UK Five Pence

CoinCopper-Nickel1968

The decimal five pence replaced the shilling. The original large 5p was reduced in size in 1990. Fea...