U.S. Coins

1851-1873 Three Cent Silver Very Good

As a result of penny shortages, in 1851 Congress authorized the issuance of silver three-cent pieces, or trimes. This new denomination was convenient for purchasing newly-issued three-cent stamps sold by the government. The obverse design featured a...

1860-1891 Seated Liberty Silver Dime with Legend Fine

The 1860-1891 Seated Liberty/Legend dime features an agricultural wreath displaying the North's corn and wheat and South's cotton and tobacco. Our choice of date. 17.9mm

1865 2 Cent Piece & 3 Cent Nickel Pair Good

This original odd couple of American numismatics came about due in part to the coin shortage that developed during the Civil War. The bronze 2¢ coin is a great collector favorite today — noteworthy for the first appearance of the motto, IN GOD WE TRUST...

1875-1878 Twenty Cent Silver Seated Liberty Good

The short supply of five and ten cent pieces in the Old West during the 1870s gave birth to another oddity of U.S. coinage: the here-and-gone 1875-1878 Seated Liberty silver twenty cent coin. While the denomination made logical sense, its nearness in...

1878 8-Tail Feather Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Struck only by the principal Philadelphia Mint (with no mintmark), this historic first Morgan dollar issue had an abbreviated mintage of just 750,000. The Mint Director stopped production after an ornithologist protested that eagles always have an odd...

1879-P Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The 1879 Philadelphia Mint Morgan BU is comparatively scarce among early dates. As few as 177,000 may currently survive in mint-state quality or better. That's less than 1.5% of the original 14.8 million mintage. Today it's the second scarcest...

1880 to 1889 Indian Head Cent 10 Coin Date Set Good to Fine

This Wild West span was the heyday of the beloved U.S. Indian Head cent. Only the principal Philadelphia Mint struck these cents in the 1880's and their overall production was considerably lower than in the 1890's. The Indian Princess (Liberty) obverse...

1881-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Until 1885, the 1881-CC's puny mintage of 296,000 silver dollars was the lowest of the Morgan series. That same year, the San Francisco Mint produced 40 times as many Morgan dollars! Most of the newly struck coins were stored by the Treasury and released...

1881-S & 1883-S Morgan Silver Dollar Pair Very Fine

1881-S Morgan Silver Dollar: Having outgrown its original facility, in 1874 the San Francisco Mint opened its new digs, complete with the most advanced minting contraptions, gadgets and gizmos of the day. Its minting prowess was still apparent years...

1885-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The Carson City branch mint was the smallest U.S. minting facility of the time and its total Morgan dollar mintages were by far the lowest of any facility. In 1885 during the heyday of Morgan production, its output of just 228,000 was the smallest CC...

1885-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The 1885-S San Francisco Mint issue is a tough find in Uncirculated quality, with just 3% of the original 1.5 million mintage is estimated to remain today. A vast number were held in storage and later melted during the two world wars. By contrast, up to...

1888-S Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Just 657,000 were struck for commerce, the second lowest San Francisco Morgan dollar production in the entire 1878-1921 series Ì´ÌÃ" just 3% of the 1888 Philadelphia and 5% of the New Orleans mintages, the only other Morgan issues for the date. Today...

1889-P Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

Just 2% of this historic issue may survive in mint-state quality today. No other U.S. Morgan dollar was so affected by government melts during the world wars which means these About Uncirculated specimens are a great way to get one without breaking...

1891 P & O Morgan Silver Dollar Pair Very Fine

Falling Mintage 1891 Morgan Silver Dollar: This no-mintmark 1891 Morgan silver dollar of the principal Philadelphia Mint had an output of only about half of the year prior. Today as few as 230,000 – just 3% of its modest production – may survive in...

1893-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

The legendary Carson City Mint struck its last coin in 1893. Before closing its doors on the production of coinage, just 677,000 silver dollars were output. Today it's the third rarest Carson City issue. Our clearly detailed Very Fine quality is elusive...

1897-P Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Most of the key rarities in the Morgan silver dollar series are from the 1890s. And the 1897 Philadelphia (no mintmark) Morgan silver dollar had one of the lowest productions of the decade's latter half. A total of just 2,822,731 were struck. It was a...

1913-P Buffalo Nickel Type II Very Fine

Everyone loves the Buffalo nickel, but few collectors are aware of the fact that the U.S. Mint had a major problem with the original engraving. The first 1913 issue was quickly recalled because the raised mound below the buffalo created stacking problems...

1918-D Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar Fine

1924-P Peace Silver Dollar Very Fine

This 1924 no mintmark issues from the principal Philadelphia Mint had an output that was just 20% of the peak mintage of 1922. Many were never released into circulation and instead stored in treasury bags for decades. Nicely detailed Very Fine quality.

1925-1930 Standing Liberty & 1932 Washington Quarter Pair Good to Extra Fine

1925-1930 Standing Liberty Silver Quarter. When the Barber quarter was retired in 1916, the beautiful Standing Liberty design that replaced it shocked some members of the American public. Lady Liberty was depicted with an exposed breast and thigh...

1925-1930 Standing Liberty Silver Quarter Extra Fine

When the Barber quarter was retired in 1916, the beautiful Standing Liberty design that replaced it shocked some members of the American public. Lady Liberty was depicted with an exposed breast and thigh. Partway through 1917, the scantily clad Liberty...

1926-D Peace Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Its 2.3 million mintage was just 15% of the first 1922-D Denver Mint output (15.1 million). And perhaps only 1% have survived to our time in mint-state quality. A respected silver dollar encyclopedia estimates that as few as 20,000 may exist today in the...

1927-S & 1928-S Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar Pair Fine

1927-S & 1928-S San Francisco Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar Pair, Fine. The superlative Walking Liberty half dollar is often regarded as America's finest and most beautiful silver coin design. Over its three decades of issue, this historic half...

1936-P Buffalo Nickel Fine

75% Copper/25% Nickel21.2mm5g

1939-P Mercury Silver Dime Fine

90% Silver/10% Copper2.5g17.9mm No MM

1941-1945 Mercury Dime Trio About Uncirculated

First minted in 1916, the Mercury dime served Americans through both world wars. Boasting 90% silver content, these small denomination coins had impressive buying power in their day. We'll choose three different WWII-era specimens in...

1942-S Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar Very Fine

1943-P Mercury Silver Dime Fine

90% Silver/10% Copper2.5g17.9mm No MM

1943-S Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar Very Fine

1947-S Washington Silver Quarter Good

1948 to 1963 Franklin Silver Half Dollar Complete 35 Coin Set Very Fine to Brilliant Uncirculated with Album

This set includes every date and mint issue in the popular Franklin silver half dollar series. When Congress authorized the Franklin silver half dollar in 1948, it was expected to be issued for at least 25 consecutive years. But following the tragic loss...

1948-P Washington Silver Quarter Good

1949-P Washington Silver Quarter Good

1951-P Washington Silver Quarter Fine

1971-1976 Eisenhower 40% Silver Dollars Three Different Proofs

The Ike series was intended to revive the tradition of large 38mm dollar coins in American commerce as the last such U.S. coin had been struck in 1935. Because the price of silver was higher than previously, Ike dollars intended for commerce were...

1979-1999 Susan B. Anthony (without Type II Proofs) Set with FREE Album

The short-lived copper-nickel Susan B. Anthony dollar was perhaps one of the U.S. Mint's biggest flops. Issued from 1979-1981 and again in 1999, this first small dollar coin never gained a foothold in commerce and was eventually discontinued by the Mint...

1987 Constitution Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This popular 90% silver dollar was struck to honor the 200th anniversary of America's Constitution. The obverse shows a quill pen, a stack of parchment paper and the famous inscription, WE THE PEOPLE as it appears in the Constitution. Featured...

1992-P Columbus Silver Dollar Proof

Issued in 1992 to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of Columbus' historic discovery, this striking proof had a limited mintage of just 385,241. A full-length Columbus is shown with a globe in the foreground and his ships in the background. The reverse...

1992-S Olympic Baseball Silver Dollar Proof

Baseball had become an official Olympic competition when the U.S. Mint issued its first tribute to the American-born sport, for the 1992 Summer Games. The obverse's pitcher in motion bore a strong resemblance to a baseball card's depiction of Nolan Ryan,...

1992-S Roosevelt Dime Proof

1994-S Capitol Silver Dollar Proof

The bicentennial of the U.S. Capitol was honored on the 1994 silver dollar. In this impressive depiction, 13 stars surround the Statue of Freedom atop the dome. The Congressional emblem appears on the opposite side. Finest-quality proof minting featuring...

1995 Silver Proof Set 5 Coins

Silver proof sets are much scarcer than regular clad proof sets. Since 1992, the U.S. Mint has issued special 90% silver dimes, quarters and half dollars. This early 1995 set had a mintage of 549,878, far below the regular proof set's 2 million. Struck...

1995 U.S. Premier Silver Proof Set

1995 Premier Silver Proof Set. Proof sets containing silver coins had been discontinued after 1964 as the market price of silver began to exceed the face value of U.S. coin. In 1992, the U.S. Mint began issuing silver proof sets annually in addition to...

1996-S Community Service Silver Dollar Proof

Issued in 1996 this National Community Service silver dollar honors America's spirit of volunteerism. Based on a medal previously designed by Augustus Saint Gaudens, the obverse features Lady Liberty holding the lamp of truth whose rays spread out behind...

1996-S Olympic Swimming Half Dollar Proof

Struck in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games, held in Atlanta, Georgia. Shown is a powerful male swimmer emerging mid-stroke from foaming water. The reverse design echoes the logo of the 1996 Games with a flame, torch,...

1997-P Law Enforcement Memorial Silver Dollar Proof

This impressive silver dollar was issued to commemorate the sacrifice of law enforcement officers and their families in preserving public safety. Shown are two officers making a rubbing at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C...

2000 Library of Congress Silver Dollar Proof

Issued in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Library of Congress, this 90% silver dollar features the dome of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building. This esteemed government establishment is the oldest federal cultural...

2001 Buffalo Silver Dollar Proof

Struck in 2001 to commemorate the opening of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, this proof issue sold out from the U.S. Mint in just 14 days! The repeat of James Earle Fraser's classic Buffalo Nickel design captivated...

2003 First Flight Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

In 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, after much experimentation, Orville and Wilbur Wright produced the first sustained flight of an airplane. This magnificent 90% silver tribute portrays the Wright Brothers, and the world-changing event of the soaring...

2004 Lewis & Clark Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

In 1804, at President Thomas Jefferson's request, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark set out on their famous exploration of the vast Northwest Territories acquired by the U.S. in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Shown are the intrepid...