Early Type Coins
Early Type Coins consist of a variety of denominations. With many of these coins too rare or difficult to collect, many collectors have opted to create a "US Type Set" which consists of one coin of every type of US Coins. This set is easy to collect as well as great fun.
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The 90% Silver Assorted Barber Coins Circulated $10 Face is a great way to get your hands on some low premium 90% silver. This small bag of Barber coins can contain a mixture of denominations and ...
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The Draped Bust design was first introduced in 1796 on the large cent. In 1800 the design was adopted for the half cent. These coins were struck with the Draped Bust design until 1808. However, no ...
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For the Classic Head half cent, the first year of production in 1809 saw the largest mintage for the entire series with a little over one million pieces. While the reverse of the coin remained ...
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No half cent coins were minted between 1811 in 1825 because there was no commercial demand for them. The mint used existing stockpiles to fill commercial orders. Production of Classic Head half cents ...
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Product ID: 5640
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Large cents were made of nearly pure copper, or copper as pure as it emerged from smelting, without any deliberate addition of other metals (such as occurs in bronze).First struck in 1793, the large ...
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Product ID: 5641
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John Reich, assistant to Chief Engraver Scot, was appointed by new Mint Director Robert Patterson to redesign Scot's Draped Bust cent (along with every other circulating coin design). The so-called ...
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As a response to public criticism of the Classic Head, the Mint assigned Chief Engraver Scot to redesign the cent in 1816. This newest design enlarged the obverse portrait, giving Liberty a much more ...
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Facing more negative public reaction, the Coronet cents were redesigned in 1835 by new Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht. This last major change to the coin updated the obverse by giving Liberty a ...
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The Flying Eagle cent is a one-cent piece struck by the Mint of the United States as a pattern coin in 1856, and for circulation in 1857 and 1858. The coin was designed by Mint Chief Engraver James ...
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Product ID: 5637
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Copper-nickel Indian Head cents were minted annually from 1859 through 1864, with a total of about 158 million being made—all in Philadelphia. Proofs were struck each year as well. The series ...
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Product ID: 5636
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The act of April 22, 1864, which changed the weight and composition of the cent, included a provision for a bronze two cent. The weight was specified as 96 grains, the alloy being the same as for the ...
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The United States three cent piece was a unit of currency equaling 3⁄100 of a United States dollar. The mint produced two different three-cent coins: the three-cent silver and the three-cent ...
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Product ID: 5629
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Civil War era silver shortages led to widespread hoarding of all silver coins, and most one and five cent coins as well. Various alternatives were tried, including encapsulated postage and privately ...
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Product ID: 5628
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Shield nickels were struck only at the Philadelphia Mint, and more than 126 million were produced from 1866 until the next design change in 1883. For such a short-lived series there are a surprising ...
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Product ID: 5650
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The Liberty Head nickel, sometimes referred to as the V nickel because of its reverse (or tails) design, was an American five-cent piece. It was struck for circulation from 1883 until 1912, with at ...
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Product ID: 5645
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These were the last silver half dimes produced. The design features Liberty seated on a rock and holding a shield and was first conceived in 1835 used first on the silver dollar patterns of 1836. The ...
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Product ID: 5647
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Christian Gobrecht completed the design of the Seated Liberty dime, whose obverse was used with every circulating silver U.S. coin of the period. Mint Director Robert Maskell Patterson requested a ...
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The Barber dime is named for its designer, Charles E. Barber, who was Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint from 1879 to 1917. The design was shared with the quarter and half-dollar of the same period. The ...
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Product ID: 5630
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This short-lived coin was authorized by the Act of March, 3 1875. Soon after the appearance of the first twenty-cent piece, people complained about the similarity in design and size to the quarter ...
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Product ID: 5651
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A relic from its time, the Seated Liberty Quarters were minted from 1836-1891. The Seated Liberty design was used on all coinage, such as the dime, quarter, and half dollar. This was the trend ...
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