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Half Cents

1793 Half Cent Liberty Cap Bust Left
1794-97 Half Cent Liberty Cap Bust Right
1800-08 Half Cent Draped Bust
1809-36 Half Cent Classic Head
1840-57 Half Cent Coronet Head Braided Hair

Cents

1793 Cent Flowing Hair Chain Reverse
1793 Cent Flowing Hair Wreath Reverse
1793-96 Cent Liberty Cap
1796-1807 Cent Draped Bust
1808-14 Cent Classic Head
1816-39 Cent Coronet Head
1839-57 Cent Coronet Head Braided Hair
1856-58 Cent Flying Eagle
1859-64 Cent Indian Head Copper-Nickel
1864-1909 Cent Indian Head Bronze
1909-Present Cent Lincoln

Two Cents

1864-73 Two Cents

Three Cents

1851-53 Silver Three Cents Type 1
1854-58 Silver Three Cents Type 2
1859-73 Silver Three Cents Type 3
1865-89 Nickel Three Cents Coronet Head

Half Dimes

1792 Half Dimes
1794-95 Half Dime Flowing Hair
1796-97 Half Dime Draped Bust Small Eagle
1800-05 Half Dime Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle
1829-37 Half Dime Capped Bust
1837-38 Half Dime Seated Liberty No Stars
1838-59 Half Dime Seated Liberty With Stars
1853-55 Half Dime Seated Liberty With Arrows
1860-73 Half Dime Seated Liberty Legend Obv

Nickels

1866-83 Nickel Five Cents Shield
1883-1913 Nickel Five Cents Liberty Head
1913-38 Nickel Five Cents Buffalo
1938- Nickel Jefferson

Dimes

1796-97 Dime Draped Bust Small Eagle
1798-1807 Dime Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle
1809-28 Dime Capped Bust Large Size
1828-37 Dime Capped Bust Small Size
1837-38 Dime Seated Liberty No Stars
1838-60 Dime Seated Liberty Stars Obv
1853-55 Dime Seated Liberty With Arrows
1860-91 Dime Seated Liberty Legend Obv
1873-74 Dime Seated Liberty With Arrows
1892-1916 Dime Barber
1916-45 Dime Winged Head Or "Mercury"
1946- Dime Roosevelt

Twenty Cents

1875-78 Twenty Cents Seated Liberty

Quarters

1796 Quarter Dollar Draped Bust Small Eagle
1804-07 Quarter Dollar Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle
1815-28 Quarter Dollar Capped Bust Large Size
1831-38 Quarter Dollar Capped Bust Small Size
1838-66 Quarter Dollar Seated Liberty Without Motto
1853 Quarter Dollar Seated Liberty Arrows & Rays
1854-55 Quarter Dollar Seated Liberty With Arrows
1866-91 Quarter Dollar Seated Liberty With Motto
1873-74 Quarter Dollar Seated Liberty With Arrows
1892-1916 Quarter Dollar Barber
1916-30 Quarter Dollar Standing Liberty
1932- Quarter Dollar Washington

Halves

1794-95 Half Dollar Flowing Hair
1796-97 Half Dollar Draped Bust Small Eagle
1801-07 Half Dollar Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle
1807-36 Half Dollar Capped Bust Lettered Edge
1836-39 Half Dollar Capped Bust Reeded Edge
1839-66 Half Dollar Seated Liberty Without Motto
1853 Half Dollar Seated Liberty Arrows & Rays
1854-55 Half Dollar Seated Liberty With Arrows
1866-91 Half Dollar Seated Liberty With Motto
1873-74 Half Dollar Seated Liberty With Arrows
1892-1915 Half Dollar Barber
1916-47 Half Dollar Walking Liberty
1948-63 Half Dollar Franklin
1964- Half Dollar Kennedy

Dollars

1794-95 Silver Dollar Flowing Hair
1795-98 Silver Dollar Draped Bust Small Eagle
1798-1804 Silver Dollar Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle
1836-39 Silver Dollar Gobrecht
1840-66 Silver Dollar Seated Liberty Without Motto
1866-73 Silver Dollar Seated Liberty With Motto
1873-85 Trade Dollar
1878-1921 Silver Dollar Morgan
1921-35 Silver Dollar Peace
1971-78 Dollar Eisenhower
1849-54 Gold One Dollar Liberty Head Type 1
1854-56 Gold One Dollar Indian Head Type 2
1856-89 Gold One Dollar Indian Head Type 3

Quarter Eagles

1796-1807 Quarter Eagle Draped Bust
1808 Quarter Eagle Capped Bust
1821-34 Quarter Eagle Capped Head
1834-39 Quarter Eagle Classic Head
1840-1907 Quarter Eagle Coronet Head
1908-29 Quarter Eagle Indian Head

Three Dollars

1854-89 Three Dollars Indian Head

Four Dollars

1879-80 Stella Flowing Hair & Coiled Hair

Half Eagles

1795-98 Half Eagle Draped Bust Small Eagle
1795-1807 Half Eagle Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle
1807-12 Half Eagle Capped Bust
1813-34 Half Eagle Capped Head
1834-38 Half Eagle Classic Head
1839-66 Half Eagle Coronet Head No Motto
1866-1908 Half Eagle Coronet Head W/Motto
1908-29 Half Eagle Indian Head

Eagles

1795-97 Eagle Draped Bust Small Eagle
1797-1804 Eagle Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle
1838-1866 Eagle Coronet Head No Motto
1866-1907 Eagle Coronet Head Liberty With Motto
1907-33 Eagle Indian Head

Double Eagles

1850-66 Double Eagle Coronet Head Type 1
1866-76 Double Eagle Coronet Head Type 2
1877-1907 Double Eagle Coronet Head Type 3
1907 Double Eagle Saint-Gaudens High Relief
1907-33 Double Eagle Saint-Gauden

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