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Mercury Dime Centennial Gold

Mercury Dime Centennial Gold

A 2016-W gold collector coin marking the centennial of the 1916 Mercury dime, struck in 1/10 oz of 24-karat gold at West Point.

Dime
Mercury Dime

Mercury Dime

U.S. silver ten-cent coin struck 1916–1945, showing a winged-cap Liberty head on the obverse and a fasces with an olive branch on the reverse.

Dime
Canadian Silver Dollar

Canadian Silver Dollar

Canada's first circulating silver dollar, the 1935 Voyageur type, showing George V and a canoe with paddlers on the reverse.

Canadian & Provincial
Canadian Ten Cents

Canadian Ten Cents

Small silver Canadian dime with the Bluenose schooner reverse and an early Queen Elizabeth II portrait; the pictured coin is dated 1955.

Canadian & Provincial
Canadian Five Cents (Nickel)

Canadian Five Cents (Nickel)

Canada's five-cent 'nickel,' with G.E. Kruger Gray's beaver reverse. This 1987 example pairs the beaver with an Elizabeth II portrait.

Canadian & Provincial
Canadian Two Dollar (Toonie)

Canadian Two Dollar (Toonie)

Canada's bimetallic $2 coin, introduced in 1996 with a polar bear design; universally nicknamed the 'toonie' after the loonie dollar.

Canadian & Provincial
Roosevelt Dime

Roosevelt Dime

The circulating U.S. ten-cent coin honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt, shown here as a 1965 copper-nickel clad issue with a torch, olive, and oak reverse.

Dime
Barber Dime

Barber Dime

U.S. ten-cent silver coin struck 1892–1916, showing a right-facing Liberty head and a wreath enclosing "ONE DIME" on the reverse.

Dime
Canadian One Cent

Canadian One Cent

Bronze Canadian large cent with a maple-leaf wreath reverse; the 1911 issue is the famous first-year 'Godless' cent lacking DEI GRATIA.

Canadian & Provincial
Canadian 50 Cents

Canadian 50 Cents

Canada's mid-century silver 50-cent piece bearing King George VI, struck in 80% silver with the Canadian coat of arms.

World Coins
Draped Bust Half Dime

Draped Bust Half Dime

An early U.S. silver five-cent piece showing a draped bust of Liberty ringed by stars; the tiny half dime was struck 1796–1805.

Half Dime
Seated Liberty Dime with Arrows

Seated Liberty Dime with Arrows

A silver Seated Liberty dime with small arrows flanking the date, marking the 1853 weight reduction; struck 1853–1855, with the pictured coin dated 1853.

Dime
Seated Liberty Dime

Seated Liberty Dime

A U.S. silver ten-cent coin showing Liberty seated with a pole and shield; the early No Stars type has a plain obverse and a laurel-wreath ONE DIME reverse.

Dime
Draped Bust Dime

Draped Bust Dime

The first United States dime, struck in silver 1796–1807, with a draped Liberty and border stars on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse.

United States
Capped Bust Dime

Capped Bust Dime

An early U.S. silver ten-cent piece showing Liberty in a cloth cap over a shield-breasted eagle, struck at Philadelphia from 1809 to 1837.

Dime
Eisenhower Centennial Dollar

Eisenhower Centennial Dollar

A 1990 U.S. commemorative silver dollar marking 100 years since Dwight D. Eisenhower's birth, with his left-facing profile and his Gettysburg home on the reverse.

Dollar
Canadian Silver Maple Leaf

Canadian Silver Maple Leaf

Canada's flagship 1 oz silver bullion coin, struck in .9999 fine silver by the Royal Canadian Mint with a single sugar-maple leaf design.

Bullion
Alabama Centennial Half Dollar

Alabama Centennial Half Dollar

A 1921 U.S. silver half dollar marking a century of Alabama statehood, with jugate governor busts and a state eagle; issued in plain and scarcer 2×2 varieties.

Classic Commemorative
Bridgeport Centennial Half Dollar

Bridgeport Centennial Half Dollar

A 1936 U.S. silver commemorative half dollar for Bridgeport, Connecticut's centennial, with a P.T. Barnum portrait and a bold Art Deco eagle.

Classic Commemorative
Texas Centennial Half Dollar

Texas Centennial Half Dollar

A U.S. silver commemorative half dollar (1934–1938) marking a century of Texas independence, with a spread-winged eagle over a large star on the obverse.

Classic Commemorative
British Columbia Centennial Dollar

British Columbia Centennial Dollar

A 1958 Canadian silver dollar marking British Columbia's centennial, showing a Pacific Northwest totem pole and the dates 1858–1958.

Canadian & Provincial
Elgin Illinois Centennial Half Dollar

Elgin Illinois Centennial Half Dollar

A 1936 U.S. silver half dollar marking the centennial of Elgin, Illinois, with a bearded pioneer head and a pioneer-family memorial group on the reverse.

Classic Commemorative
Standing Liberty Quarter Centennial Gold

Standing Liberty Quarter Centennial Gold

A 2016 U.S. quarter-dollar struck in 1/4 oz of .9999 fine gold, reviving Hermon MacNeil's Standing Liberty design for its 100th anniversary.

Quarter
Seated Liberty Half Dime

Seated Liberty Half Dime

A tiny 90% silver five-cent piece showing Liberty seated with a shield and Liberty pole; the reverse wreath frames HALF DIME. First struck 1837.

Half Dime