Coin Types

Knowing the different coin types out there in the world, will help you decide what coin types to collect. Whether you go all out and try to just collect anything and everything (which can be very expensive), or sticking to a time period, or type of coin (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, ect.). However you decide on what to collect, you are going to need a little information on each of the coin types out there. We are only going to cover United States coins here, but there is a vast amount of World Coins out there for you to feast your eyes on as well.

Most of the information is from the Guide Book of United States Coins.

Half Cents (1793 - 1857)

Large Cents (1793 - 1857)

Small Cents (1856 - Present)

Two-Cent Piece (1864 - 1873)

Silver Three-Cent Piece (1851 - 1873)

Nickel Three-Cent Piece (1865 - 1889)

Nickel Five-Cent Piece (1866 - Present)

Half Dimes (1794 - 1873)

Dimes (1796 - Present)

Twenty-Cent Piece (1857 - 1878)

Quarter Dollars (1796 - Present)