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The Union Shield reverse, introduced in 2010, commemorates Lincoln's preservation of the United States as a unified nation. Authorized by the Lincoln Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 2005. The shield represents the Union; the thirteen vertical stripes represent the original states. Replaces the four 2009 Bicentennial reverse designs that marked Lincoln's 200th birthday.

Introduced in 2000 as a replacement for the unpopular Susan B. Anthony dollar. The golden color (manganese brass clad) was intended to differentiate it from the quarter. Sacagawea with infant Jean Baptiste Charbonneau on the obverse. From 2009 onward the reverse design changes annually, honoring contributions of Native Americans to US history under the Native American $1 Coin Act.

Congress authorized the 50 State Quarters Program in the United States 50 State Commemorative Coin Act of 1997. Five states per year, released in the order they ratified the Constitution or were admitted to the Union. The reverse of each quarter features a design honoring an individual state. One of the most successful modern numismatic programs, reviving public interest in coin collecting.

The official US silver bullion coin. One troy ounce of .999 fine silver. Walking Liberty obverse reused from Weinman's 1916 half dollar design. The Type 2 reverse (heraldic eagle by Emily Damstra) replaced Mercanti's design in 2021. Proof and burnished versions issued alongside the bullion strikes.

Rushed into production within months of the Kennedy assassination, replacing the Franklin half. The 1964 issues were 90% silver; 1965–1970 dropped to 40% silver clad; 1971 onward is copper-nickel clad. Heavy hoarding kept the series largely out of circulation. The 1976 Bicentennial reverse (Independence Hall) was struck dual-dated 1776–1976.

Replaced the wheat reverse for the Lincoln centennial. Composition shifted from bronze to copper-plated zinc mid-1982 in response to rising copper prices — both compositions exist for that year. Replaced in 2009 by the Bicentennial four-design reverses.

Benjamin Franklin obverse, Liberty Bell reverse. The small eagle to the right of the bell satisfied the statutory requirement for an eagle on half dollars. Series cut short after the Kennedy assassination. Full Bell Lines (FBL) designation across the lower bell bands is the premium attribute.

Issued shortly after FDR's death; the dime was chosen for the March of Dimes connection to Roosevelt's polio advocacy. Silver through 1964, clad thereafter. Few key dates — the series is collected mostly by date set or for high-grade Full Bands (FB / FT) examples.

Replaced the Buffalo nickel after a public design competition won by Felix Schlag. Wartime issues (1942–1945) shifted to a silver-manganese alloy and carry a large mintmark above Monticello — the only US coins to display a P mintmark prior to 1980. Full Steps (FS) designation on the Monticello reverse is the premium attribute.

Introduced for the bicentennial of George Washington's birth. Originally intended as a one-year commemorative; instead became permanent. Silver composition until 1964, then clad. Numerous program reverses since 1999 (50 States, ATB, American Women).

Commissioned to commemorate peace following World War I. High-relief 1921 issues are the most striking. Resumed briefly in 2021–2025 as collector issues.

Properly the Winged Liberty Head; the wings on Liberty's cap were mistaken for the messenger god Mercury. Considered one of the most beautiful US coins. Full Bands designation (FB) on the reverse fasces is the premium attribute.

Liberty striding into the dawn, draped in the American flag. Reverse design (eagle on a mountain crag) was reused decades later for the American Silver Eagle bullion coin. Notoriously weakly struck through the 1920s.

MacNeil's Liberty stands holding a shield and olive branch. Type 1 (1916–early 1917) and Type 2 (1917–1930) differ in reverse eagle position and obverse drapery. The dates wore off quickly on early issues; recessed dates introduced in 1925 fixed the problem. Full Head (FH) designation on the reverse is the premium attribute.

Native American profile on the obverse; American bison on the reverse. Type 1 (1913) shows the bison on a raised mound; Type 2 (1913–1938) flattened the mound to reduce wear on the date.

The first US coin to bear a portrait of a real person, designed by Victor David Brenner. Replaced the Indian Head cent. Wheat-ear reverse retained for fifty years before giving way to the Lincoln Memorial in 1959.

Charles Barber's Liberty Head design replaced the Seated Liberty across dime, quarter, and half dollar in 1892. Workmanlike rather than beloved; collectors pursue the series primarily for the 1894-S — one of the great American rarities.

Companion to the Barber dime and half. The series wears down quickly — LIBERTY in the headband is the standard grade indicator from Good through Fine. Several semi-keys trade for strong premiums even in well-circulated grades.

Heaviest of the three Barber denominations. No single blockbuster rarity, but the series has many low-mintage dates and is genuinely scarce in mint state across the board. Most survivors are well-circulated.

America's most-collected silver dollar. Heavy, struck in millions across five mints, with countless die varieties cataloged by VAM. Many bag-fresh examples surfaced from Treasury vaults in the 1960s, suppressing prices for the type but not the keys.

Liberty wearing a Native American headdress on the obverse — not an actual Indigenous portrait. Composition shifted from copper-nickel to bronze in 1864. Replaced by the Lincoln cent in 1909 for the centennial of Lincoln's birth.