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Designed by George T. Morgan, featuring Lady Liberty on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse. Min...

The twenty dollar gold coin, the largest denomination of regular issue US coinage. First minted duri...

The first US coin to feature a real person, replacing the Indian Head cent on the 100th anniversary ...

The worlds primary reserve currency. Established by the Coinage Act of 1792. Over 60 percent of glob...

The official silver bullion coin of the United States. Contains one troy ounce of 99.9 percent pure ...

The first widespread paper currency in the United States, issued to finance the Civil War. Officiall...

Paper money issued by the Continental Congress to fund the American Revolution. Backed only by futur...

The smallest denomination ever minted by the United States. Worth half a cent or 1/200 of a dollar. ...

The large cent was minted from 1793 to 1857. Early types included the Chain, Wreath, and Liberty Cap...

The first US coin to bear the motto In God We Trust. Introduced during the Civil War when copper coi...

Also called the trime. The smallest US silver coin ever minted, weighing only 0.8 grams. Designed to...

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

The predecessor to the nickel five cent piece. A small silver coin worth five cents. The Flowing Hai...

One of the shortest lived US coin denominations. Created to facilitate trade in the West where Spani...

Minted specifically for trade with Asia. Contained more silver than the standard silver dollar to co...

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

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

Featured Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who guided Lewis and Clark. The golden color was intended to ...

A series honoring deceased US presidents, issued four per year from 2007 to 2016 and one final in 20...

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

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

Featured Liberty wearing a winged cap, often mistaken for the god Mercury. Designed by Adolph Weinma...

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

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

Featured Liberty standing in a gateway, holding a shield and an olive branch. The Type 1 exposed Lib...

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

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

Featured Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse. Designed by John Sinn...

Considered by many the most beautiful US silver coin. Featured Liberty walking toward the sunrise, d...

Commemorating the peace following World War I. Featured Liberty with a radiate crown and a perched e...

Featured Liberty seated on a rock, holding a staff with a Liberty cap. Designed by Christian Gobrech...

The first silver dollar minted by the United States. Featured Liberty with flowing hair on the obver...

Featured Liberty with a draped bust, designed by Gilbert Stuart. The reverse initially showed a smal...

Designed by Christian Gobrecht as a pattern coin to replace the Spanish dollars still circulating. F...

The official gold bullion coin of the United States. Contains one troy ounce of 91.67 percent pure g...

The official platinum bullion coin of the United States. The only US bullion coin available in 1/10 ...

The newest US bullion coin program. Features the Mercury dime Liberty design on the obverse and a hi...

The first official one cent coin issued by the United States. Designed by Benjamin Franklin. Feature...

Paper money issued by the individual American colonies. Massachusetts was first in 1690 to pay soldi...

Coins authorized by the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation. The Fugio cent was...

Small paper notes worth 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, or 50 cents, issued during and after the Civil War. Hoardi...

Paper currency backed by silver dollars held by the Treasury. The holder could exchange the certific...

Paper currency backed by gold coin held by the Treasury. The holder could exchange for gold on deman...

Paper currency issued by nationally chartered banks under the National Banking System. Each bank dep...

Also called United States Notes or greenbacks. The first general circulation paper currency issued b...

The primary currency of the United States since 1914. Issued by the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. The 19...

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

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

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

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

A series honoring American innovation and innovators, one per state. Issued from 2019 at four per ye...

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

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

Designed by Charles E. Barber, the Chief Engraver of the US Mint. Featured Liberty on the obverse an...

Featured Liberty on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse. The Barber quarter was widely used but ...

The largest of the Barber coinage series. Featured Liberty on the obverse and an eagle on the revers...

Featured Liberty seated on a rock. Designed by Christian Gobrecht. The obverse design matched the ot...

Featured Liberty seated on a rock, holding a shield and staff. The reverse showed an eagle. Designed...

The Seated Liberty half dime replaced the earlier Flowing Hair and Capped Bust types. Featured Liber...

Also called the Draped Bust dime. Featured Liberty on the obverse and a small eagle or heraldic eagl...

The Draped Bust quarter featured Liberty on the obverse and a small eagle on the reverse. The 1796 q...

The Draped Bust half dollar of 1794 and 1795 is extremely rare. The 1804 half dollar is one of the m...

Featured Liberty with a classical hairstyle, hence the name Classic Head. Minted from 1808 to 1814. ...

Also called the Matron Head or Liberty Head cent. Featured Liberty wearing a coronet inscribed LIBER...

The final large cent design. Featured Liberty with braided hair. Minted from 1839 to 1857. The 1857 ...

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

See the Two Cent Piece entry. The two cent bronze was introduced alongside the new copper-nickel sma...

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

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

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

During World War II, nickel was needed for armor plating. From late 1942 to 1945, the composition ch...

The US Mint produced special three coin sets for the Bicentennial featuring the quarter, half dollar...

A modern dollar coin series honoring American innovation. Each year features four designs representi...

A proposed four dollar gold coin, also called the Flowing Hair Stella. Intended for international tr...

A proposed fifty dollar gold coin pattern. Two patterns were struck at the Philadelphia mint in 1877...

A pattern coin design by Charles Barber featuring Liberty with her hair tied up, hence the nickname ...

A pattern coin design featuring Liberty seated with a sword and shield, nicknamed Amazonian. Designe...

A pattern dollar coin made of goloid, an alloy of silver, gold, and copper. Proposed by Dr. William ...

See US Stella entry. The Stella was proposed to approximate the Latin Monetary Union standard. At 7 ...

Commemorative coins issued for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Include...

A series of commemorative coins issued from 1892 to 1954. The first was the Columbian Exposition hal...

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

A series of half ounce gold coins honoring the First Ladies of the United States. Issued alongside t...

A series of gold medals commemorating American artists, writers, and musicians. Issued from 1980 to ...

Local emergency currency issued during the Great Depression when banks failed and money became scarc...

See Three Cent Silver entry. The trime was designed by James B. Longacre. The Type 1 had no border s...

The half dime series includes the Flowing Hair, Draped Bust, Capped Bust, and Seated Liberty types. ...

The twenty cent piece was championed by Nevada Senator John P. Jones to increase silver demand. The ...

See US Trade Dollar entry. The Trade dollar was designed by William Barber. The reverse featured a e...

The early US copper coinage includes the Chain cent, Wreath cent, Liberty Cap cent, and half cent of...

Colonial American coins include the Massachusetts Pine Tree and Oak Tree shillings minted in Boston ...

Minted secretly in Boston by John Hull under authorization of the Massachusetts General Court. Featu...

A state copper coinage authorized by the Connecticut legislature. Featured a seated Liberty on the o...

See Fugio Cent entry. Designed by Benjamin Franklin. The reverse showed 13 linked rings, a design la...

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

The five dollar gold half eagle was authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792. The Turban Head half eagl...

The two and a half dollar gold coin. The 1796 quarter eagle had no stars on the obverse. The 1808 qu...

An unusual denomination minted from 1854 to 1889. Designed by James B. Longacre. Created to facilita...

See US Stella entry. The four dollar Stella was proposed to align with the Latin Monetary Union. Two...

The smallest US gold coin, only 13 millimeters in diameter for the Type 1. The gold dollar was creat...

The American Platinum Eagle is the only US bullion coin with a proof version that changes design ann...

A designation used by grading services PCGS and NGC for coins submitted within the first 30 days of ...

Official US Mint sets containing uncirculated examples of every coin issued for circulation each yea...

Sets of proof coins sold by the US Mint. Proof coins are struck twice on polished blanks with polish...

Proof sets with the dime, quarter, and half dollar struck in 90 percent silver instead of the standa...

A premium proof set from 1983 to 1997 that included the commemorative silver dollar and sometimes ha...

See Mint Set entry. The modern uncirculated coin set includes coins from both Philadelphia and Denve...

The US Mint has produced presidential medals since the early 1800s. The series began with Thomas Jef...

Political tokens have been used in American elections since the 1800s. The most famous are the Hard ...

Tokens issued during the economic depression of 1837 to 1844. When President Andrew Jackson killed t...

Also called store cards. Tokens issued by merchants as small change when official coins were scarce....

Tokens issued by businesses as promotional items or substitutes for coins. A customer who bought a c...

Tokens issued by saloons to attract customers. A free drink token was a common promotion. Saloon tok...

Medals commemorating Zebulon Pike, the explorer who discovered Pikes Peak in Colorado. Early America...

The US Assay Commission tested the accuracy and purity of gold and silver coins annually from 1797 t...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 300th anniversary of the Huguenot settlement in New York. Fe...

The longest running US commemorative coin, minted intermittently from 1926 to 1939. Featured a Nativ...

A controversial commemorative half dollar marking the 50th anniversary of Cincinnati as a music cent...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 200th anniversary of Daniel Boones birth. Featured Boone and...

A commemorative half dollar marking the centennial of Texas independence. Featured an eagle and a go...

A commemorative half dollar marking the centennial of Cleveland as a city. Featured a bust of Moses ...

A commemorative half dollar featuring P. T. Barnum, the circus impresario and former mayor of Bridge...

A commemorative half dollar marking the centennial of Arkansas statehood. Featured Liberty and an ea...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 300th anniversary of the first settlement on Long Island. Fe...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 300th anniversary of the founding of Providence, Rhode Islan...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 150th anniversary of Lynchburg, Virginia. Featured Liberty a...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 300th anniversary of the Norfolk, Virginia land grant. Featu...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 250th anniversary of the charter of Albany, New York. Featur...

A commemorative half dollar marking the opening of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. Featured a ...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 300th anniversary of the first Swedish settlement in Delawar...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Featured a Uni...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. Featured the por...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 350th anniversary of the Roanoke Colony, the Lost Colony. Fe...

A commemorative half dollar honoring Will Rogers, the Cherokee cowboy humorist who died in a plane c...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of New Rochelle, New York,...

A commemorative half dollar marking the 100th anniversary of Iowa statehood. Featured the Old Stone ...

A commemorative half dollar honoring Booker T. Washington, the African American educator and founder...

A commemorative half dollar honoring both Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver. Designe...

A commemorative half dollar that was authorized but never actually minted. Daniel Webster, the famou...

See Iowa Half Dollar entry. The Iowa centennial half dollar was designed by Adam Pietz. The coin was...