Seated Liberty Half Dime

Seated Liberty Half Dime For the budget-minded or beginner collector, Seated Liberty Half Dime provides an interesting series to collect, with the exception of the 1870S since only one is known to exist today. No

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Seated Liberty Quarter

Seated Liberty Quarter Minted over 50 years, the Seated Liberty Quarter is one of the easier coin series to collect. But a rare find would be those that come with a CC mint mark.  In fact,

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$10 Liberty Head Gold Eagle

$10 Liberty Head Gold Eagle (1838-1907) The $10 Liberty Head Gold Eagle is reminiscent of a time when the monetary system was based on denominations of the metal value attached to them. As a result,

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Roosevelt Dime

Roosevelt Dime The Roosevelt dime replaced the Mercury dime, which was issued from 1916 to 1945. Authorized to be made soon after the passing of Franklin D. Roosevelt, it first circulated in 1946 and remains

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Mercury Dime

Mercury Dime Despite being in its name, the Mercury dime does not feature the god Mercury at all. The portrait on the obverse is that of Liberty wearing a Phyrgian cap. But the term Mercury

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Barber Dime

Barber Dime Issued between the early 1890s to the early 1910s, the Barber Dime was the replacement of the Seated Liberty design used since the 1830s. Calls to change the Seated Liberty coin rang loudly

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Seated Liberty Dime

Seated Liberty Dime The Seated Liberty design was the standard in American coinage for decades, including dimes. Although it remained in circulation for more than 50 years, calls for its replacement came in the 1880s

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Indian Head $5 Gold Half Eagle 

Indian Head $5 Gold Half Eagle  Theodore Roosevelt, who served as US president from 1901 to 1909, welcomed new ideas. He was interested in many areas concerning the nation, including coinage design. Roosevelt asked Augustus

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Liberty Head $5 Gold Half Eagle 

Liberty Head $5 Gold Half Eagle  The US half eagle gold coin went through several designs throughout its run. Robert Scot’s design kicked off the series in 1795. It was followed by the Draped Bust design

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