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Cool US Coins to Collect and Own

Collecting U.S. coins enables anyone to look into our county's rich heritage. The hobby of coin collecting is open to anyone of any age from all walks of life. My interest in collecting coins began when I was a kid and is still just as strong almost fifty years later. The United States mint in it's history has produced some of the most fascinating and beautiful coins in the world.

My coin collecting hobby began just by checking my pocket change. You would be surprised at how many rare and key date U.S. coins are still being circulated today. Over the past few year I have found a Indian head nickel in brilliant uncirculated condition (coins issued by the mint that were never placed in general circulation), a silver Mercury head dime, older wheat cents and dozens of United States silver coins issued prior to 1964. Another excellent source for purchasing rare United States coins is using online coin auctions.

Featured United States coins in this lens are Morgan silver dollars, U.S. silver Peace dollars, Walking Liberty Halves and the 1909-s VDB Lincoln Head cent.

Last update: Tuesday 02/14/2012

Coin Prices and Coin Values

Coin ValuesFinding out how much your coin is worth is determined by a number of factors. Just because a coin is old or has a low mintage does not mean that the coin is valuable. Your coins value is actually based on what someone is actually willing to pay for your coin. A old coin with a low mintage in poor condition may only be worth a couple of dollars and the same coin in an excellent condition grade may be worth thousands. What coins are worth is determined by scarcity, condition and demand. The easiest way to determine what your coins are worth is by checking with online coin dealers and coin auctions to see which coins in given condition grades are currently selling for.

Morgan Silver Dollars 1878-1921

These beautiful U.S. silver dollar coins designed by George T. Morgan, are one of the most popular United States coins among coin collectors and investors. Key date coins for the Morgan Dollar coins include 1883-S, 1884-S, 1892-S, 1893-S, 1894-P, 1895-P, 1895-O, 1895-S, 1896-S, 1899-P, 1901-P, 1903-O, 1903-S and the 1904-S.
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U.S. Silver Peace Dollars 1921-1935

The U.S. Silver Peace Dollars are the last of the large silver dollar coins to be minted containing 90 percent silver for general circulation among the public. For collectors to own a complete set of these beautiful silver dollar coins is relatively inexpensive compared to the Morgan Silver dollar series. It only takes only twenty four coins to build a complete set containing all date and mint mark combinations .
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1909-S V.D.B. Lincoln Penny

Designed by Victor David Brenner the Lincoln cent coins were one of the first U.S. coins to feature a real person on the obverse of the coin. When these coins were first issued in 1909, the designers initials "V.D.B." were quite prominently featured on the reverse side of the coins that were minted in Philadelphia and San Francisco. This caused public controversy by people who believed that the coins designer initials were too prominent and self serving. The initials were removed in the early part of the first year of the coins minting creating a rare version of the coin.
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Walking Liberty Half Dollar Coins (1916-1947)

The front of the Walking Liberty half dollar coin is considered by many to be one of the best designed silver coins ever produced by the U.S. mint and the design was used for the current day American Silver Eagle bullion coins. These silver half dollar coins were designed by Adolph A. Weinman and his initials, "AAW", are located on the reverse side of the coin under the eagle's wing feathers. Key date coins in the Walking Liberty half dollar coin series include the 1916-P, 1916-S, 1921-P, 1921-D, and the 1938-D.
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U.S. Coin Auctions

United States Coins For Sale
Coin collectors and coin investors can purchase rare key date US coins at auction prices. Morgan silver dollars, Indian head cents, Mercury dimes, buffalo nickels, walking liberty halves and rare gold coins at bargain prices.
United States Coins Auction Sale
Participating in an online coin auction is a great way for any coin collector to buy or sell coins.
U.S. Mint Presidential Dollars For Sale
Presidential Dollars for sale all years of these popular Presidential dollar coins are available for sale to collectors and investors.
U.S. Peace Dollars For Sale (1921-1935)
We have all years of U.S. Peace silver dollars for sale, all dates and condition grades available. Individual Peace dollar coins, Peace dollar proof coins and rare key date peace dollars.
Rare U.S. Morgan Silver Dollar Coins
Three of the most valuable silver dollar coins minted during the entire production years for the Morgan dollar series are...
United States Gold Coin Auction Sales
Gold coins have an excellent history of increasing in value over time. Coin collectors and investors can comparison shop online for these highly desirable United States gold coins using our coin auction listings.
Silver Dollar Coin Sale
Auction sale of rare and key date U.S. silver dollar coins produced by the United States Mint. Coin collectors and investors can purchase Morgan silver dollars, silver Peace dollars and other popular U.S. dollar coins.
United States Penny Coin Sale
Collectors of United States one cent coins can shop our coin auction listings for rare and key date penny coins.

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U.S. Certified Coins Sale
Coin grading services provide coin collectors with a standard for determining the condition grade of a rare or key date coin and reduce the chances of a collector purchasing a counterfeit coin. These coins are graded and sealed in a air tight plastic contain with a label identifying the coin and con
Indian Head Nickel Coins
These popular and highly collectible five cent U.S. coins are often referred to by many as a buffalo head nickels. I began collecting these nickels when I was a kid and today these are still one of my favorite coins. The American Indian Head nickel was designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser and dep
Silver Dollar Coins
Those new to coin collecting as well as advanced coin collectors and investors may want to consider collecting one of the many types and years of silver dollar coins produced by the United States mint. These dollar coins are well known for their beauty, large sizes and abundant silver content.
The Lincoln Penny
The United States Lincoln Head penny is the one of the most popular coins among collectors of U.S. coins. The Lincoln cent coin designed by Victor D. Brenner replaced the Indian Head penny in 1909 and is still being minted today.
Morgan Silver Dollar
Morgan silver dollar coins produced by the Unites States Mint are one of the most popular and beautiful coins to collect by U.S. coin collectors Morgan silver dollars were minted from 1878 to 1904 and again for one more year in 1921.
Silver Peace Dollars
The Peace Dollar is a silver United States dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1928, then again in 1934 and 1935. Early proposals for the coin called for a commemorative issue to coincide with the end of World War I, but the silver Peace Dollar was issued as a circulating coin.
United States Gold Coins
The United States Mint's most popular gold coins are dated from the early 1800's to 1933. Very popular among coin collectors and investors are the Liberty head series of gold coins, Saint-Gaudens, Indian head gold coins. These beautiful and much sought after gold coins
Walking Liberty Half Dollar
The Walking Liberty Half Dollar is a silver half dollar coin issued by the United States government, equal to fifty cents. Walking Liberties were minted from 1916 to 1947.
U.S. Standing Liberty Quarter
The Standing Liberty Quarter was issued from 1916 to 1930 by the United States Mint. The Standing Liberty Quarter was designed by Hermon Atkins MacNeil, who won a competition to redesign the coin. Type One (1916-1917) featured Liberty on the obverse and an American eagle in flight on the reverse.
Liberty Head Nickel
The Liberty Head nickel, sometimes referred to as the V nickel due to its reverse design, was an American nickel five-cent piece. Officially, it was minted from 1883 to 1912; a few patterns were struck in 1881 and 1882, and five pieces were surreptitiously struck in 1913.
Rare and Key Date U.S. Coins
What are key date coins? Just about any coin collector of U.S. coins will tell you that a key date coin is the most rare or difficult to obtain coin of a series.
U.S. Indian Head Penny
The U.S. Indian penny replaced the U.S. Flying Eagle one cent coins and was produced by the United States Mint from 1859 to 1909.
Key Date Silver Dollars
A quick look at rare and key date silver dollar coins issued by the United States Mint that includes the Morgan silver dollar minted from 1878 to 1921 and the U.S. silver Peace dollar minted from produced from 1921 to 1928 and 1934 to 1935.
Washington Quarters
U.S. Washington silver quarters were produced by the United States Mint from 1932 to 1964. Designed by John Flanagan, these silver quarters weigh 6.25 grams and are composed of 90% silver and 10% copper.
Mercury Head Silver Dimes
Mercury dimes are very popular with U.S. coin collectors and most dates with a few exceptions are can be found with little difficulty.
U.S. Silver Coins
United States coins that contain a 90% silver content were produced by the United States Mint up to and during the year 1964.
Carson City Coins
U.S. silver and gold coins featuring different denominations were produced at the Carson City Mint a branch of the United States Mint located in the State of Nevada from 1870 to 1893.
Coins Minted In New Orleans
The New Orleans Mint a branch of the United States Mint was located in New Orleans, Louisiana and produced both U.S. gold and silver coins of just about every denomination.
Flying Eagle Cent
The U.S. Flying Eagle one cent coin was produced by the United States Mint in Philadelphia for general circulation for a two year span from 1857 to 1858.

Gold and Silver Prices

Spot Prices Gold and SilverThe value of common date coins that contain either gold or silver can be drastically affected by the ever changing market prices on precious metals. Spot prices on gold and silver are based on the previous business day market close as of 02/13/2012

Spot Price of Gold: $1,723.00 ounce
Spot Price of Silver: $33.79 ounce

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