Three-cent pieces: the tiny silver trime and the nickel three-cent
The US made two three-cent coins. The silver three-cent (1851–1873) is tiny. The nickel three-cent (1865–1889) is larger and copper-nickel.…
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Flying Eagle cents: the short small-cent that came before the Indian
Flying Eagle cents were struck 1856–1858. They are copper-nickel, not gold and not bronze. 1857 and 1858 are the circulation…
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Washington quarters: 1964 silver, 1976 drums, and the statehood pile
Washington quarters start in 1932. 1932-D and 1932-S are the keys. 90% silver through 1964, then clad. 1976 is the…
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Jefferson nickels and the 35% silver war nickels
Jefferson nickels start in 1938. Most are copper-nickel face value. Mid-1942 through 1945 war nickels are 35% silver — look…
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Liberty Head V nickels: 1883 without CENTS, and the ones that are not a 1913
Liberty Head nickels (1883–1912) are copper-nickel, not silver. 1883 comes with and without CENTS. 1885, 1886, and 1912-S are the…
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Barber dimes, quarters, and halves: one face, three sizes
Barber dimes, quarters, and halves (1892–1916) share Charles Barber’s Liberty head. All are 90% silver. Common worn dates are junk-plus.…
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Franklin halves: the Liberty Bell half, 1948–1963
Franklin half dollars (1948–1963) are 90% silver. Common dates are junk-plus. Full Bell Lines is a grade talk. The 1955…
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Standing Liberty quarters: Type 1, Type 2, and the 1916
Standing Liberty quarters (1916–1930) are 90% silver. Type 1 (1916–early 1917) has an exposed breast; Type 2 adds chainmail. 1916…
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Cayman Islands coins: those dollars are not US dollars
Cayman Islands coins say Cayman Islands. The Cayman dollar is pegged near US$1.20–1.25, not 1:1 like the Bahamas or Bermuda.…
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