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Early Coinage

  • 1865-1889 Three Cent Nickel Good Image 1

    1865-1889 Three Cent Nickel Good

    U.S. 1865-1889 Liberty 3 Cent Nickel. Obsolete for well over a century, this historic coin was introduced after the Civil War, when super-hard nickel was no longer needed for armaments. Only 32 million ever existed. Even in their own day there weren't...

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  • 1864-1871 Two Cent Piece Good Image 1

    1864-1871 Two Cent Piece Good

    Yes, there once was a real 2¢ piece! This short-lived and long-obsolete U.S. coin introduced the first inscription of In God We Trust. The motto appeared because of increased religious sentiment during the Civil War. By 1864, the conflict had taken...

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  • 1838-1859 Seated Liberty Silver Half Dime Good

    1838-1859 Seated Liberty Silver Half Dime Good

    The Seated Liberty engraving was modeled off of Britannia, the figure shown on British coinage. The small 90% silver half dime was the five-cent denomination used from the 1790s until the 1860s when the first nickels were introduced into American...

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  • 1809-1836 Classic Head Half Cent Very Good

    1809-1836 Classic Head Half Cent Very Good

    The U.S. half cent was produced intermittently for six decades, but mintages were often interrupted and existing issues melted for their 100% copper content. This Classic Head version offered was produced only during certain years between 1809 and 1836...

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  • 1875-1878 Twenty Cent Silver Seated Liberty Good

    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...

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    1864 & 1865 Two Cent Piece Good Pair

    1864 & 1865 Two Cent Piece Good Pair

    Civil War 2¢ Duo – The years-long conflict of the American Civil War caused silver, gold and copper coins to all but disappear from circulation. Introduced in 1864, the peculiar bronze two-cent piece is noteworthy for the first appearance of the motto,...

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    1864-1873 Two Cent Shield Very Fine

    1864-1873 Two Cent Shield Very Fine

    This short-lived and long-obsolete coin was the first piece of U.S. coinage to bear the inscription of IN GOD WE TRUST. Because of coin shortages during the Civil War, the copper two-cent piece was introduced in 1864. As the conflict's terrible toll had...

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  • 1851-1873 Three Cent Silver Very Good

    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...

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  • 1800-1808 Draped Bust Half Cent Good Image 1

    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...

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  • 1809-1835 Classic Head Half Cent Good Image 1

    1809-1835 Classic Head Half Cent Good

    Substantially larger than modern U.S. cents, 100% copper half cents could buy any number of items in early 19th century America. And they made change for the Spanish-American silver real, which had legal tender status in the U.S.A. as a 12 1/2 cent piece...

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  • 1853-1855 Seated Liberty 1/2 Dime with Arrows Good Image 1

    1853-1855 Seated Liberty 1/2 Dime with Arrows Good

    U.S. 1853-1855 Seated Liberty Half Dime. The long-obsolete silver half dime was the first U.S. Mint coin struck in 1792 and shared the Seated Liberty design with the U.S. dime, quarter, half dollar, and silver dollar. We are offering the Arrow at Date...

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