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Missouri Centennial Half Dollar

Missouri Centennial Half Dollar

A 1921 U.S. commemorative half dollar marking Missouri's centennial of statehood, known for a scarcer '2★4' variety.

Commemorative
1999 Pennsylvania State Quarter

1999 Pennsylvania State Quarter

The second release in the U.S. Mint's 50 State Quarters Program, honoring Pennsylvania with a design featuring the state's outline, a keystone, and the Commonwealth statue.

Commemorative
GSA Morgan Dollar

GSA Morgan Dollar

Morgan silver dollars, mostly from Carson City, sold by the U.S. General Services Administration in the 1970s in distinctive hard plastic holders with a black or brown outer box.

United States
Silver Three-Cent Piece (Trime)

Silver Three-Cent Piece (Trime)

A tiny silver coin created to match the new 3-cent postage rate, the trime is the smallest-diameter coin ever struck by the U.S. Mint.

United States
Isabella Quarter

Isabella Quarter

The only U.S. commemorative quarter dollar, struck for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and featuring Queen Isabella I of Spain, sponsor of Columbus's voyage.

Commemorative
1796 Draped Bust Quarter

1796 Draped Bust Quarter

The very first quarter dollar struck by the United States Mint, a one-year type coin with a tiny mintage that is treasured by collectors of early American silver.

United States
American Gold Buffalo

American Gold Buffalo

The first 24-karat gold coin struck by the U.S. Mint, adapting James Earle Fraser's classic Buffalo Nickel design for a modern bullion product.

Bullion
1999 Delaware State Quarter

1999 Delaware State Quarter

The debut coin of the U.S. Mint's 50 State Quarters Program, honoring Delaware as the first state to ratify the Constitution, featuring Caesar Rodney's historic ride.

Commemorative
1955 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent

1955 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent

A famous doubled die error showing strong, plainly visible doubling on the date and lettering of the obverse, among the most recognizable die varieties in U.S. coinage.

Errors & Varieties
1796 Draped Bust Half Dime

1796 Draped Bust Half Dime

An early, low-mintage silver half dime from the first U.S. Mint, featuring Robert Scot's Draped Bust obverse and a small eagle reverse.

United States
Presidential Dollar - John Adams

Presidential Dollar - John Adams

The second coin in the U.S. Presidential Dollar series, honoring John Adams, also affected by a notable doubled and missing edge-lettering error alongside the Washington issue.

United States
Booker T. Washington Memorial Half Dollar

Booker T. Washington Memorial Half Dollar

A commemorative half dollar honoring educator Booker T. Washington, notable as the first U.S. coin designed by an African American sculptor and the first to depict a Black American.

Commemorative
United States Trade Dollar

United States Trade Dollar

A heavier silver dollar issued specifically for trade with China and East Asia, the Trade Dollar circulated internationally before being demonetized and later collected as a design classic.

United States
1856 Flying Eagle Cent

1856 Flying Eagle Cent

An extremely rare pattern-like small cent struck to convince Congress to approve a new, smaller cent design, and one of the most desired key dates in U.S. coinage.

United States
Two-Cent Piece

Two-Cent Piece

A short-lived Civil War-era coin notable as the first U.S. coin to bear the motto 'IN GOD WE TRUST,' issued to help ease a wartime coin shortage.

United States
Lincoln-Illinois Centennial Half Dollar

Lincoln-Illinois Centennial Half Dollar

A 1918 U.S. commemorative half dollar marking Illinois's 100th anniversary of statehood, featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

Commemorative
Vermont Sesquicentennial Half Dollar

Vermont Sesquicentennial Half Dollar

A 1927 U.S. commemorative half dollar marking the 150th anniversary of Vermont's independence, featuring Ira Allen and a catamount.

Commemorative
Maine Centennial Half Dollar

Maine Centennial Half Dollar

A 1920 U.S. commemorative half dollar issued for the 100th anniversary of Maine's statehood, featuring the state's coat of arms.

Commemorative
Type 3 Indian Princess Gold Dollar

Type 3 Indian Princess Gold Dollar

The final and longest-running design of the U.S. gold dollar, featuring a larger, better-struck Native American princess portrait than its short-lived Type 2 predecessor.

United States
1802 Draped Bust Half Dime

1802 Draped Bust Half Dime

One of the great rarities of early U.S. coinage, with an extremely small original mintage and only a handful of genuine survivors known today.

United States
1976 Bicentennial Eisenhower Dollar

1976 Bicentennial Eisenhower Dollar

A dual-dated 1776-1976 Eisenhower dollar with a special reverse showing the Liberty Bell superimposed on the moon, issued for the U.S. Bicentennial.

United States
Long Island Tercentenary Half Dollar

Long Island Tercentenary Half Dollar

A 1936 U.S. commemorative half dollar marking 300 years since the first European settlement on Long Island, New York.

Commemorative
1849 Double Eagle

1849 Double Eagle

A unique pattern coin, the very first double eagle ever struck by the U.S. Mint, made to test the newly authorized twenty-dollar denomination; the sole surviving example is held by the Smithsonian.

United States
Presidential Dollar Series

Presidential Dollar Series

A circulating dollar coin series honoring US presidents in order of service, featuring edge-lettered mottos and a shared Statue of Liberty reverse across every release.

United States