American Gold Eagle (1986-Date) Among the modern US Mint issues, the gold bullion is one of the most popular – especially American Gold Eagles. Although 1986 was the inaugural year, the sale of the coins

American Silver Eagles (1986-Date) More than 200 million American Silver Eagles have been struck since the American Silver Eagle was first issued in 1986. As the year is considered the inauguration of the series, the

Draped Bust $10 (1795-1804) During the 18th century, Americans were only familiar with the Spanish Coins when talking about the United States’ monetary systems after the Revolutionary War. In a bid to strike a balance

Indian Cents With its high relief design, the Flying Eagle cent was difficult to strike. Owing also to its unpopularity, Mint Engraver James B. Longacre was asked for redesigns and the eventual winner was the

Flying Eagle Cent (1856-1858) The large cent design produced since 1793 was not only unpopular, it was also expensive to produce. This was known since the early 1850s, but the last large cent coin with

Braided Hair Cents The public wasn’t always so kind to the large cent design. Criticism has been hurled its way since it first appeared in 1793 to last design in the series, the Braided Hair

Coronet Cents (1816-1839) The Coronet Cents are the type of cent issued from 1816 to 1839 by the Philadelphia Mint. Its design, the Coronet Large Cent, was sometimes nicknamed Matron Head. This was one of

Classic Head Cents (1808-1814) The design of the Classic Head Cents appeared in 1808, the 5th redesign in just 15 years of production. The design known as the Classic Head Cent was based on the

Draped Bust Cents (1796-1807) During the early days of the American coinage, the one cent denomination went through a series of design changes. In a span of 5 years, four different designs were created. It