U.S. Coins

1796-1807 Draped Bust Large Cent Good

With a hulking diameter of 29 millimeters — nearly the size of a modern half dollar — Draped Bust cents were issued during the primordial years of the Philadelphia Mint. Designed by Chief Engraver Robert Scot, the bust of Liberty was thought to have...

1800-1808 Draped Bust Half Cent Good

The all-copper U.S. half cent could purchase a number of items in its day. And it was convenient in making change for the Spanish-American silver real (royal), which retained legal-tender status in the U.S.A. as a 12_ cent coin until 1857. Much bigger...

1838-1860 Seated Liberty Silver Dime with Stars Good

1866-1891 Seated Liberty Silver Half Dollar with Motto Good

This elegant Seated Liberty engraving was used on six different U.S. coin denominations in the 19th century. Liberty holds the U.S. shield in one hand and raises the liberty cap aloft with the other as she seems to gaze westward into the days of an...

1878-1904 Morgan Silver Dollar Certified MS-64

Only a fraction of premium specimens exist in relation to average mint-state silver dollars. These near gem quality MS-64 issues exhibit eye catching luster and nearly unblemished obverse and reverse surfaces – and as an assurance of quality, each has...

1880-O Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This early New Orleans Mint Morgan dollar is quite scarce in mint-state condition, although a good number of circulated specimens have survived. A silver dollar encyclopedia estimates that as few as 12,000 may survive in the Brilliant Uncirculated...

1881-P Morgan Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

Morgan silver dollars carry the double dynamic of silver value and numismatic value. These big, precious beauties are one of the most popular coins to collect and this issue is a great place to start. This coin circulated well over a century ago, when a...

1881-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Most numismatists rank this early San Francisco Mint issue as generally the most beautifully struck in the entire 1878-1921 series. Its silver was mined at such fabled Western sites as Comstock and Tombstone. This legend of the Old West is especially...

1883-CC & 1884-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Pair Brilliant Uncirculated

These days, prized Carson City Morgans are getting tougher to locate in any grade, as many surviving specimens are now in private collections. Despite having been struck around 140 years ago, our 1883-CC and 1884-CC Morgans remain in splendidly lustrous...

1883-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The Carson City Mint's total Morgan output accounts for just 2% of the entire series; a minuscule figure that only adds to its Wild West allure. The majority of Carson City's 1883 Morgans were stashed away and held in reserve in Treasury bags, left to...

1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

Its extremely low 350,000 circulation mintage was only about 1.6% of the 1889 Philadelphia output. Today expert opinion holds that as few as 9,000 of the highly coveted 1889-CC may be extant in the clearly detailed Very Fine quality we offer or higher...

1889-O Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This issue is a tough find in Uncirculated quality today, with less than 50,000 estimated to remain. In fact, under 1% of the original 11.8 million mintage may survive in mint-state quality. By contrast, two to three million of some earlier O-Mint...

1895-O Morgan Silver Dollar Good to Fine

The 1895-O issue is considered to be one of several key dates of the Morgan series. Just a tiny portion of New Orleans' original mintage of 450,000 silver dollars exists today – experts estimate that fewer than 16,000 collectible examples may remain in...

1898-O Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine

At one time in the not so distant past, the 1898-O New Orleans Morgan silver dollar was among the most costly mint-state coins in the series. It was said that even the largest dealers were all unlikely to have a single mint-state 1898-O Morgan dollar in...

1899-P Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Among 90-some different circulation issues in the lengthy Morgan series, only five had mintages lower than 350,000. With a total circulation mintage of just 330,846, this 1899 Philadelphia (no mintmark) issue had the second lowest production by the...

1899-S Morgan Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Fewer Morgan silver dollars were minted in Philadelphia in 1899 than in San Francisco. But only one-third as many 1899-S BUs are estimated to survive today. In fact just 1% of the 1899-S issue's 2.5 million production may remain in mint-state quality...

1900 Lafayette Silver Dollar Extra Fine

Of all the classic commemorative coins issued by the U.S. Mint from 1892 to 1954, the 1900 Lafayette silver dollar represented the only one of its denomination and was also the first legal tender coin to feature a past president. Depicting jugate busts...

1900-O Over CC Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

There probably isn't a more fascinating variety in the Morgan dollar series than this unique double-mintmarked scarcity. We very rarely are able to offer this issue as specimens are always tough to find in the marketplace. The Carson City Mint in Nevada...

1900-O Over CC Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine to Extra Fine

This double-mintmark scarcity is just one of a number of fascinating varieties in the Morgan series. We very rarely offer this variety as specimens are always tough to find, but we've searched far and wide to acquire a very small cache. So how did a 1900...

1900-O Over CC Morgan Silver Dollar Very Fine to Extra Fine

So how exactly did an Old South 1900 Morgan end up with traces of the famous CC mintmark when the facility had closed seven years earlier? When the Carson City branch mint was converted to an assay office, all of its equipment was sent to Philadelphia...

1900-S Morgan Silver Dollar Extra Fine

This turn-of-the-century dollar, had a limited mintage of 3.5 million and surprisingly is remarkably scarce in circulated quality. Unlike most other Morgans about twice as many mint-state speciments may exist today as compared to circulated issues. Extra...

1913 to 1938 Buffalo Nickel Date & Mint 64 Coin Set Good to Fine

Introduced almost 100 years ago, the Buffalo nickel was the last coin used in American commerce with engravings evoking the saga of the Wild West. Today the series remains immensely popular, but only a tiny fraction of Buffalo nickel collectors can boast...

1914-D Buffalo Nickel Fine

1922-P Peace Silver Dollar About Uncirculated

The design of the Peace Silver Dollar by Anthony de Francisci was chosen as the winner of a competition to find a peace emblem for the end of the Great War and produced according to the Pittman Act passed in 1918. Now's your chance to own one of the...

1923-S Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar Fine

1926 P, D & S Buffalo Nickel G-VG Trio

wn a Piece of 1926 America – Step back a full century and secure genuine U.S. coins that time has erased from everyday use – original 1926 issues struck at Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco, preserved for collectors today. Once they're gone, this...

1927-S Peace Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Mintages of Peace dollars plummeted in the late 1920s. The 1927-S Peace dollar's production of 866,000 was less than 5% of the 1922-1923 averages and was the lowest for the San Francisco Mint in the entire series. Today just a small proportion survive in...

1927-S Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar Good

In 1927, San Francisco was the only facility to strike half dollars, minting just 2,392,000. While that may appear to be a substantial number, it pales in comparison to the series' peak output in 1943 of more than 53 million pieces! Act now, as these 90%...

1930 P & S Standing Liberty Silver Quarter Fine Pair

In its final year of production, only Philadelphia and San Francisco minted the 1930 Standing Liberty silver quarter, turning out a combined 7.2 million pieces – a figure that pales in comparison to the billions of quarters that are now struck annually...

1931-S Buffalo Nickel Very Good

In 1931, San Francisco was the only facility that produced the Buffalo nickel, striking just 1,200,000 pieces. For the remainder of the Buffalo series, no other outputs by any of the operating mints would be so low. Very Good quality.

1932-1964 Washington Silver Quarter 83 Coin Complete Set with Album

Grades range from Good to Brilliant Uncirculated.24.3mm

1934-D Peace Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Six years after Congress suspended the series, with the nation in the depths of the Depression, the Silver Purchase Act of 1934 required the Treasury to buy silver bullion and again mint silver dollars. A relatively small production resulted in 1934 and...

1935-S Peace Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This final S-mintmark issue had a limited mintage of just 1.9 million, about one-tenth of the San Francisco production of 1923. The Peace dollar was never again released for commerce after 1935. Brilliant Uncirculated.

1948-S Washington Silver Quarter Good

90% Silver/10% Copper 6.25g 24.3mm MM - Reverse below/above second R in QUARTER

1958 Mint Set 20 Coins

Only 50,314 were issued. The next year's mintage was over three times higher and succeeding annual outputs up to sixty times greater! It's easily the key rarity among U.S. mint sets over the past 61 years. Included are Philadelphia and Denver Brilliant...

1958-D Franklin Silver Half Dollar Very Fine

In 1958, President Eisenhower established NASA, famous crooner and hip-swiveling Elvis joined the army and golf legend Arnold Palmer won the first of his four Masters titles. The hula hoop took the U.S. by storm and the fast food giant McDonalds sold its...

1973 P & D Eisenhower Dollar BU Pair

Until the debut of the Eisenhower dollar in 1971, large dollar coins had been absent from the U.S. Mint's lineup since the end of the Peace series in 1935. By modern standards the Ike's elephantine size was awkward for use in commerce – especially when...

1988-S Olympic Torch Silver Dollar Proof

Fewer were minted in this finest proof quality than earlier U.S. Olympic silver dollars. The impressive engraving features two hands linking Olympic torches to signify the international co-operation of the games. Laurel and olive branches symbolize...

1992-D Olympic Baseball Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The pitcher bore a strong resemblance to a baseball card's depiction of Nolan Ryan, but the Mint denied any influence. The reverse combines the Olympic rings with the stars and stripes. Sales helped raise funds for an Olympic training facility. Over...

1994-P Prisoner of War Silver Dollar Proof

This patriotic issue commemorates the National Prisoner of War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia. Part of the National Parks System, it was built on the site of an infamous Confederate prison, to honor the sacrifices made by POWs from the Revolutionary...

1994-S World Cup Silver Dollar Proof

This impressive issue was minted in celebration of the XV FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament which was held for the first time in the United States in 1994. Played over four weeks in nine different cities, the event was a surprising success and broke...

1995-S Olympic Basketball Half Dollar Proof

Minted in celebration of the 1996 Atlanta Georgia Centennial Olympic Games, this issue was one of 16 released from 1995-1996. Shown are three men playing basketball. The reverse features the Atlanta logo over a globe, representing the nearly 200 nations...

1997-P Botanic Garden Silver Dollar Proof

This tasteful silver coin commemorates the United States Botanic Garden, a living museum featuring flowers and plants. The venerated institution was established by the founding fathers and has been in continuous operation and open to the public since...

2000 Leif Ericson Silver Dollar Proof

The adventurous Viking Leif Ericson is generally believed to be the first European to set foot on North America. He found a land of plenty which he named "Vinland." This commemorative issue honors the millennium of that historic trip. The obverse...

2001 Capitol Visitor Center Silver Dollar Proof

In 1800, the 6th Congress of the United States met for the first time in the new U.S. Capitol. Today the historic building receives nearly 5 million visitors a year. The minting of this commemorative helped fund the Capitol Visitor Center that welcomes...

2001-P Capitol Visitors Center Half Dollar Proof

The United States Capitol building has always been a symbol of America's democracy. In 1800, the 6th Congress of the United States met for the first time in the new building. This inventive commemorative proof shows the original building within an...

2002 Salt Lake Olympic Silver Dollar Proof

This 90% silver coin was issued in honor of the 2002 Winter Olympic games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The engraving features a stylized snowflake superimposed over the Games' secondary identity mark entitled Rhythm of the Land. The reverse design...

2002 West Point Silver Dollar Proof

This 90% silver dollar was struck to mark the bicentennial of West Point which was established by law in 1802 by President Thomas Jefferson. Shown on the beautiful coin is a cadet color guard marching in parade exercises. The reverse features the helmet...

2004 Thomas Edison Silver Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This U.S. Mint commemorative marked the 125th anniversary of the Edison laboratory's breakthrough invention of the light bulb. Shown is Edison holding an early experimental light bulb; he tenaciously tested over 3,000 filaments before finding one that...

2007 Statehood Quarter Silver Proof Set 5 Coins

Silver quarter short proof sets, reviving the tradition of 90% silver issues, generally have productions of only about half those of regular proof sets. Each 5-coin San Francisco Mint set set offers the popular statehood quarters from the year in 90%...