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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
1 Cent, United States, 1793
1793
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1995.0332.0001), dated 1793, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: bronze (overall material); overall: 26.9 mm; 1 1/16 in.
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
1 Dollar Coin, United States, 1849
1849
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.0413), dated 1849, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall:.9 mm x 12.9 mm; 1/32 in…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
1 Dollar, United States, 1878
1878
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1980.0108.0002), dated 1878, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: U.S. Mint, Carson City. Materials: silver (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall: 2.4 mm x 37.9 mm;…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
1/4 dollar from the United States of America, 1900
1900
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head with Phrygian cap (Barber design) facing right, surrounded by stars. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings holding a branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon, with an escutcheon on its breast, looking, with a banner with inscription in its…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
½ dime or 5 cents from the United States of America, 1839
1839
Silver coin. Obverse: Liberty Seated, looking left, holding a spear with pennant in the left hand and an escutcheon in the right hand. Surrounded by stars. At the bottom, year. Reverse: between two tied branches, value designation in two lines: half dime. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
½ dollar from the United States of America, 1818
1818
Silver coin. Obverse: Liberty head facing left, surrounded by stars. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings holding a branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon, with an escutcheon on its breast, looking left. Above it, a banner with inscription. Value designation: 50 C. at the…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
2 Cents, United States, 1864
1864
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1991.0009.0181), dated 1864, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: bronze (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall:.2 cm x 2.3 cm; 3/32 in…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
20 Dollars, Deseret Assay Office, United States, 1860
1860
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1171), dated 1860, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin / ingot. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); overall: 4.2 cm x 1.8 cm x.2 cm; 1 21/32 in x 23/32 in x 3/32 in.
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
25 Cents, United States, 1853
1853
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1979.1263.00171), dated 1853, place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: silver (overall material).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Cents, Pattern, United States, 1882
1882
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1985.0441.2066), dated 1882, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: United States Mint. Materials: nickel (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, Mormon Mint, United States, 1849
1849
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1985.0441.2221), dated 1849, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, Mormon Mint, United States, 1850
1850
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1227), dated 1850, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, Mormon Mint, United States, 1860
1860
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1170), dated 1860, place made: United States: Utah. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: Mormon Mint. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall:.1 cm x 2.2 cm; 1/32 in x…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, United States, 1803
1803
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.0164), dated 1803, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: U.S. Mint, Philadelphia. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall: 25 mm; 31/32 in.
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
5 Dollars, United States, 1815
1815
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1985.0441.0157), dated 1815, place made: United States. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: coin. Maker or mint: U.S. Mint, Philadelphia. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall: 25.1 mm; in.
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
50 Dollars, United States Assay Office of Gold, United States, 1853
1853
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.68.159.1202), dated 1853, place made: United States: California. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin. Maker or mint: United States Assay Office of Gold. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method).
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
modern coins
9.43 Dollar Ingot, Moffat & Co., United States, 1849
1849
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1991.0009.0989), dated 1849, place made: United States: California. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: Coin / ingot / bar. Maker or mint: Moffat & Company. Materials: gold (overall metal); struck (overall production method); overall:…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Cent from Massachusetts, 1788
1788
Copper coin. Obverse: standing Native American facing left, holding an arrow in his left hand and a bow in his right hand. Reverse: eagle with spread wings holding a branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon, with value designation: cent on its breast, looking left. Year in exergue at the bo…
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United States Mint/Jacques Shinier via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Classic commemorative half dollars
1892-1954
Classic commemorative half dollars are United States legal tender coins produced by the United States Mint. The classic era of American commemorative coinage commenced in 1892 with the issuance of the Columbian Exposition half dollar. Each issue was authorised by an individual act of Congress to commemorate specific…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dime or 10 cents from the United States of America, 1814
1814
Silver coin. Obverse: Liberty facing left, surrounded by stars. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings holding a branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon, with an escutcheon on its breast, looking left. Above it, a banner with inscription. At the bottom, value designation: 10…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dollar; first American dollar
1794
Silver coin. Obverse: head of a woman with wavy hair facing right. Date in legend at the bottom. Reverse: standing within two tied branches, eagle facing right with spread wings. As edge lettering denomination: UNIT HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5152; its record…
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United States Mint, Smithsonian Institution via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Flowing Hair dollar
1794-1795
The Flowing Hair dollar was the first dollar coin produced by the United States federal government. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1794 and 1795, the coin was authorised under the Coinage Act of 1792 to form the foundation of the newly established American monetary system. Its dimensions and weight were directly…
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Unknown, purportedly Benjamin Franklin. via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Fugio cent
1787
The Fugio cent, also known as the Franklin cent, is a copper coin dated 1787 and recognised as the first official circulating coinage of the United States. Authorised on 21 April 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation, the piece was produced in copper with a weight of 0.36 ounces (10 grams). It is generally regar…
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US Mint (coin), National Numismatic Collection (photograph by Jaclyn Nash) via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Indian Head cent
1859-1909
The Indian Head cent was a United States one-cent coin produced by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1859 to 1909. Designed by James Barton Longacre, the Chief Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint, the coin was introduced to replace the short-lived Flying Eagle cent. That previous small cent had caused substant…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Privately Issued 10 Cents Coin from Cincinnati in the United States of America, (1862-1863)
1862 - 1863
Privately issued coin, an encased postage stamp, held in a copper-nickel frame. Obverse: under a transparent thin layer of plastic, an American postage stamp of 10 cents, green with portrait of George Washington [?]. Reverse: as legend at the top, company name: Ellis Mc Alpine & Co and at the bottom state [location]…
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Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Saint-Gaudens double eagle
1907-1933
The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is a United States twenty-dollar gold coin struck by the United States Mint between 1907 and 1933. Named after its designer, the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who created both the obverse and reverse, the coin originated from an effort initiated in 1904 by President Theodore Rooseve…
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Lance Keigwin (photograph); Hermon MacNeil (coin design) via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Standing Liberty quarter
1916-1930
The Standing Liberty quarter is a United States twenty-five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint between 1916 and 1930. Introduced to replace the Barber quarter, which had been produced since 1892, the coin was designed by the American sculptor Hermon Atkins MacNeil. Regular production ended in 1930, followed…
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Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Trade dollar
1873-1885
The Trade dollar is an American silver coin minted by the United States Mint between 1873 and 1885, struck primarily for commerce in East Asia rather than domestic circulation. It was produced to compete with foreign silver coinage, particularly the Spanish dollar and Mexican peso, which had long formed the standard…
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Colonial Acres Coins Ltd. Fall 2026 Premier Auction (25-27 Sep 2026)
modern coins
United States Buffalo Nickel
1913–1938
The United States Buffalo nickel, also referred to as the Indian Head nickel, is a five-cent piece struck in copper-nickel by the United States Mint from 1913 to 1938. The coin was introduced following a broader drive to enhance the aesthetic quality of United States coinage. Sculptor James Earle Fraser was commissi…
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Bobby131313
modern coins
United States Franklin half dollar
1948-1963
The United States Franklin half dollar is a fifty-cent coin struck by the United States Mint between 1948 and 1963. Commissioned under Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross, who had long admired Benjamin Franklin, the piece was produced at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco mints. Released into circulation in Ap…
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Nauticashades
modern coins
United States Lincoln Wheat Cent
1909–1958
The Lincoln Wheat cent is a United States one-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from 1909 until 1958. Commissioned during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt to commemorate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, it replaced the Indian Head cent and became the first widely circulating American coin to d…
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BrandonBigheart (photograph); Adolph Weinman (design)
modern coins
United States Mercury Dime
1916–1945
The Mercury dime, also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, is a United States ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint. Designed by the sculptor Adolph Alexander Weinman, the coin was produced for circulation from late 1916 until 1945. It acquired its popular moniker because the winged cap worn by Lib…
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Brandon Grossardt (photograph); George T. Morgan (design)
modern coins
United States Morgan Dollar
1878–1904, 1921
The Morgan dollar is a United States silver coin with a face value of one dollar, created by United States Mint Assistant Engraver George T. Morgan. Authorised under the Bland–Allison Act of 1878, it represented the first standard silver dollar struck following the passage of the Coinage Act of 1873, which had broug…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
United States of America, ½ dollar, 1854 O
1854
Silver coin. Obverse: Liberty Seated, looking left, holding a spear with pennant in the left hand and an escutcheon in the right hand. Surrounded by stars. At the bottom, year between two arrows. Reverse: eagle with spread wings holding a branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon, with an es…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
United States of America, ½ dollar, 1858 S
1858
Silver coin. Obverse: Liberty Seated, looking left, holding a spear with pennant in the left hand and an escutcheon in the right hand. Surrounded by stars. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings holding a branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon, with an escutcheon on its brea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
United States of America, 5 cents or ½ dime, 1833
1833
Silver coin. Obverse: Liberty head facing left, surrounded by stars. Year at bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings holding a branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon and a coat of arms on its breast, looking back to the left. Above it a scroll with inscription. Value indication: 5 C. at…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
United States of America, dime, 1807
1807
Silver coin. Obverse: Liberty facing right, surrounded by stars. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings holding a branch in its left talon and a bundle of arrows in its right talon, with an escutcheon on its breast, looking left. In its beak, a banner with inscription. Above it, stars and a ring of clo…
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Remsty
modern coins
United States Peace dollar
From 1921
The United States Peace dollar is a silver dollar coin struck by the United States Mint. Originally introduced in 1921, it was the final circulating United States dollar coin produced in 90 per cent silver. The piece was created following a competition to find designs emblematic of peace in the aftermath of the Firs…
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BrayLockBoy
modern coins
United States Walking Liberty half dollar
From 1916
The United States Walking Liberty half dollar is a silver fifty-cent piece issued by the United States Mint between 1916 and 1947. Designed by the sculptor and engraver Adolph A. Weinman, the coin was introduced to replace the Barber half dollar that had been struck since 1892. In addition to the original silver ser…
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