FUNDAMENTAL RARE GUIDE

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This Fundamental Rare Coin Guide is just that, a fundamental guide to help identify in your possession and determine the relative (not absolute) value of coins within a series. This guide will help you sort valuable coins from less valuable coins. Many factors determine absolute value, such as condition, eye appeal, surface characteristics, etc. Absolute values of coins are determined using price guides, auction records, supply and demand factors among other components.

This guide includes , , and coins issued by the United States which were commonly circulated for commercial purposes during our country’s history, is ordered from half cents to silver dollars, does not include United States gold coins. To use this guide examine your United States coin(s) and determine their denomination, date, and mintmark then go to the section in this guide where your denomination is displayed to see if it is listed. Match you coins with photographs to make certain you are in the correct section. Coins listed in “red” indicates coins usually worth at least $100. Dates listed in black are also quite scarce. Hopefully you find this guide to be useful. If you need assistance please feel free to contact us at 937-878-8784, via email at [email protected], or at our website www.coinologist.com.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Liberty Cap Half Cents (1793)...... 1 Half Cents (1800 - 1808)...... 2 Half Cents (1809 - 1836)...... 3 Braided Hair Half Cents (1840 - 1857)...... 4 Large Cents (1793)...... 5 Liberty Cap Large Cents (1793-1796)...... 6 Draped Bust Large Cents (1796-1807)...... 7 Classic Head Large Cents (1808-1814)...... 8 Matron Head Large Cents (1816-1839)...... 9 Braided Hair Large Cents (1837-1857)...... 10 Flying Eagle Cents (1856 - 1858)...... 11 Indian Head Pennies (1859 - 1909)...... 12 Lincoln Cents (1909 - Current)...... 13 Two Cent Pieces (1864 - 1873) ...... 14 Three Cent Silver Pieces (1851 - 1873)...... 15 Three Cent (1865 - 1889)...... 16 Shield Nickels (1866 - 1883)...... 17 V Nickels (1883 - 1912) ...... 18 Buffalo Nickels (1913 - 1938)...... 19 Flowing Hair Half Dimes (1794 - 1795) ...... 20 Draped Bust Half Dimes, Small Eagle (1796 - 1797)...... 21 Draped Bust Half Dimes, Heraldic Eagle (1800 - 1805)...... 22 Half Dimes (1829 - 1837) ...... 23 Seated Liberty Half Dimes (1837 - 1873)...... 24 Draped Bust Dimes, Small Eagle (1796 - 1797) ...... 25 Draped Bust Dimes, Large Eagle (1798 - 1807) ...... 26 Capped Bust Dimes (1809 - 1837) ...... 27 Seated Liberty Dimes (1837 - 1891)...... 28 Barber Dimes (1892 - 1916) ...... 29 Mercury Dimes (1916 - 1947)...... 30 Twenty Cent Pieces (1875 - 1878)...... 31 Draped Bust Quarter, Small Eagle (1796)...... 32 Draped Bust Quarters, Heraldic Eagle (1804 - 1807)...... 33 Capped Bust Quarters (1815 - 1838)...... 34 Seated Liberty Quarters (1838 - 1891)...... 35 Barber Quarters (1892 - 1916)...... 36 Standing Liberty Quarters (1916 - 1930)...... 37 Washington Quarters (1932 - Current)...... 38 Flowing Hair Half Dollars (1794 - 1795)...... 39 Draped Bust Half Dollars, Small Eagle (1796 - 1797)...... 40 Draped Bust Half Dollars, Heraldic Eagle (1801 - 1807)...... 41 Capped Bust Half Dollars (1807 - 1839)...... 42 Seated Liberty Half Dollars (1839 - 1891)...... 43 Barber Half Dollars (1892 - 1916)...... 44 Walking Liberty Half Dollars (1916 – 1947)...... 45 Flowing Hair Silver Dollars (1794 - 1795)...... 46 Draped Bust Silver Dollars, Small Eagle (1795 - 1798)...... 47 Draped Bust Silver Dollars, Large Eagle (1798 - 1804)...... 48 Seated Liberty Silver Dollars (1840 - 1873)...... 49 Trade Dollars (1873 - 1885)...... 50 Morgan Silver Dollars (1878 – 1904 & 1921)...... 51 Peace Silver Dollars (1921 – 1928, 1934 & 1935)...... 52

LIBERTY CAP, LEFT FACING, HALF CENT (1793) 1793 was the only year the head was facing left.

Actual Size. LIBERTY CAP, RIGHT FACING, HALF CENT (1794-1797)

Actual Size.

1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 Gripped Edge 1797 Lettered Edge

Red date indicates high value coins. 1

DRAPED BUST HALF CENT (1800- 1808)

Actual Size.

1802, 2 over 0 1805, Small 5, Stems to Wreath 1806, Small 6, Stems to Wreath 1808, 8 over 7

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 2

CLASSIC HEAD HALF CENT (1809- 1836)

Actual Size.

1811 1831 1836

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 3

BRAIDED HAIR HALF CENTS (1840- 1857)

Actual Size.

1840 1845 1841 1846 1842 1847 1843 1848 1844 1849

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 4

1793 FLOWING HAIR CENT, CHAIN & WREATH REVERSE

Actual Size.

Actual Size.

1793, Both Types

Red date indicates high value coins. 5

LIBERTY CAP CENT 1793-1796 Actual Size.

1793 1794 1794 starred reverse 1795 1795 reeded edge 1795 Jefferson head 1796

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 6

DRAPED BUST CENT 1796-1807

Actual Size.

1796 1796, Liherty Error 1797 1798, 8 over 7 1799 1801, 3 Errors: 1/000, One Stem, IInited 1803 Large Date, Small Fraction 1804 1807, Small 7 over 6, Blunt 1 1807 small fraction

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 7

CLASSIC HEAD LARGE CENTS (1808-1814)

Actual Size.

1809 1811, Last 1 over 0

Magnified 1.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 8

MATRON HEAD LARGE CENTS (1816-1839)

Actual Size.

1821 1823 1824/2 1826/5 1834 large 8, large stars, medium letters 1839, 1839 over 1836, Plain Cords

Magnified 1.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 9

BRAIDED HAIR LARGE CENTS (1839-1857)

Actual Size.

1844/81 1847/small 7 1851/81 1857, Large Date 1857, Small Date

Magnified 1.75X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 10

THE (1856- 1858)

Actual Size.

1856

Magnified 2.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 11

INDIAN HEAD CENT TYPES (1859- 1909)

Actual Size.

1859, 1861, 1864, 1864 (with the letter "L" on neck), 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1873 double die obverse closed 3, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1888/7, 1894/1894, 1908-s, 1909-s.

Magnified 2.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 12

LINCOLN WHEAT CENTS (1909- Present)

Actual Size.

1909-s vdb 1917 double die obverse

1909-s 1922-d

1911-s 1922 (strong reverse) 1912-s 1922 (weak reverse) 1914-d 1924-d 1914-s 1931-s 1915-s 1955 double die 1972/72

Magnified 2.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 13

TWO CENT PIECE (1864-1873)

Actual Size.

1864, Small Motto 1867 double die obverse 1870 1871 1872 1873

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 14

THREE CENTS - SILVER "TRIME" (1851-1873)

Actual Size.

1863 1869 1864 1870 1865 1871 1866 1872 1867 1873 1868

Magnified 2.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 15

1865 THREE CENTS (NICKEL) 1865-1889

Actual Size. 1877 1884 1878 1885 1879 1886 1880 1887 1882 1888 1883 1889

Magnified 2.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 16

SHIELD NICKEL (1866-1883)

Actual Size.

1866, Rays 1878 1867, Rays 1879 1871 1880 1875 1881 1876 1883, 3 over 2 1877

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 17

LIBERTY HEAD NICKEL (1883- 1913)

Actual Size.

1883, Cents 1884

1885 1886 1888 1894 1912-S

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 18

BUFFALO NICKEL FIVE CENTS (1913-1937)

Actual Size.

1913-s, v1 1917-s 1913-d, v2 1918-d 1913-s, v2 1918-d, 8 over 7 1914 1921-s 1914-d 1924-s 1914-s 1926-s 1915-d 1931-s 1915-s 1935 double die reverse 1916 - Double Die 1936-d 3 ½ leg 1916-d 1937-d (3 legged buffalo) 1917-d v1 - Raised ground below buffalo's feet v2 - Recessed ground below buffalo's feet

Magnified 1.5X

Red date indicates high value coins. 19

FLOWING HAIR HALF DIMES (1794-1795)

Actual Size.

1794 1795

Magnified 2.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 20

DRAPED BUST SMALL EAGLE REVERSE (1796-1797)

Actual Size.

1796 1797

Magnified 2.5X

Red date indicates high value coins. 21

DRAPED BUST HALF DIME HERALDIC EAGLE REVERSE (1800- 1805)

Actual Size.

1800* 1800, Libekty* 1801* 1802 1803* 1805*

Magnified 2.5X

Red date indicates high value coins. *Actually quite scarce. 22

CAPPED BUST HALF DIME (1829- 1837)

Actual Size.

No Key Dates but overall scarce without damage and unbent.

Magnified 3X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 23

SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIMES (1837-1873)

Actual Size. 1838-o, no stars 1858, double die 1842-o 1863 1844-o 1864 1846 1864-s 1849-o 1865 1852-o 1866 1853, no arrows 1867 1853-o, no arrows 1868

Magnified 3X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 24

DRAPED BUST DIMES SMALL EAGLE REVERSE (1796-1797)

Actual Size.

1796 1797

Magnified 2.5X

Red date indicates high value coins. 25

DRAPED BUST DIMES HERALDIC EAGLE REVERSE (1798-1807)

Actual Size.

1798* 1803* 1800* 1804 1801* 1805* 1802* 1807*

Magnified 2.5X

Red date indicates high value coins. *Actually quite scarce. 26

CAPPED BUST DIME (1809-1837)

Actual Size.

1809 1811, 11 over 09 1814 1820 STATESOFAMERICA 1822 1823 1824 1828 large date, curl 2 1829 curl base 2

Magnified 2.5X

Red date indicates high value coins. 27

SEATED LIBERTY DIMES (1837-1891)

Actual Size.

1837 1861-s 1867 1838-o 1862-s 1867-s 1840, drapery 1860-o 1870-s 1840-o no drapery 1861-s 1871-cc 1843-o 1862-s 1872-cc 1844 1863 1873 dbl die obv 1846 1863-s 1873-cc 1853, no arrows 1864 1874-cc 1856-s 1864-s 1878-cc 1858-s 1865 1879 1859-s 1865-s 1880 1860-o 1866 1881 1860-s 1866-s 1885-s

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 28

BARBER DIMES (1892-1916)

Actual Size.

1892-s 1896-o 1893, 3 over 2 1896-s 1893-o 1897-o 1894-o 1901-s 1894-s 1903-s 1895 1904-s 1895-o 1905-o micro o 1895-s 1913-s

Magnified 2.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 29

MERCURY HEAD DIMES (1916- 1945)

Actual Size.

1916-d 1921 1921-d 1942-p, 42 over 41 1942-d, 42 over 41

Magnified 2.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 30

TWENTY CENT PIECES (1875-1878)

Actual Size.

1875 1875-cc 1875-s 1876 1876-cc 1877 1878

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 31

1796 DRAPED BUST QUARTER SMALL EAGLE

Actual Size.

1796

Multiplied 1.75X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 32

DRAPED BUST QUARTER HERALDIC EAGLE (1804-1807)

Actual Size.

1804 1805* 1806* 1806, 6 over 5* 1807*

Multiplied 1.75X.

Red date indicates high value coins. *Actually quite scarce. 33

CAPPED BUST QUARTER (1815- 1838)

Actual Size.

1822, 25 over 50 cents 1823, 3 over 2 1824 4 over 2* 1825 5 over 2* 1828 25 cents over 50 cents*

Magnified 1.75X.

Red date indicates high value coins. *Actually quite scarce. 34

SEATED LIBERTY QUARTER (1838-1891)

Actual Size.

1841 1854-o Huge O 1864 1872-s 1842 1855-o 1864-s 1873-cc 1842 small date 1855-s 1865 1873-s 1842-o small date 1856-s 1865-s 1875-cc 1849-o 1856-s/s 1866 1876-cc 1851 1857-s 1866-s 1877-cc 1851-o 1858-s 1867 - 1870 1878-cc 1852 1859-s 1870-cc 1878s - 1888 1852-o 1860-s 1871-cc 1889 1853 no arrows 1861-s 1871-s 1890 1853, 3 over 4 1862-s 1872-cc 1891-o

Magnified 1.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 35

BARBER QUARTERS (1892-1916)

Actual Size.

1892-s 1901-s 1896-o 1905-o 1896-s 1909-o 1897-s 1913-s 1901-o 1914-s

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 36

STANDING LIBERTY QUARTER (1916-1930)

Actual Size.

1916 1919-d 1917-p 1919-s 1917-d 1920-d 1917-s 1921 1918-d 1923-s 1918-s, 8 over 7 1924-d 1919-p 1927-s

Magnified 1.75X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 37

WASHINGTON QUARTER (1932-Date)

Actual Size.

1932-d 1932-s 1934 double die obverse 1937 double die obverse 1942-d double die obverse 1943 double die obverse 1943-s double die obverse

Magnified 2X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 38

FLOWING HAIR HALF DOLLAR (1794-1795)

Actual Size.

1794 1795* 1795, Recut Date* 1795, 3 Leaves Under Each Wing

Magnified 1.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. *Actually quite scarce. 39

DRAPED BUST HALF DOLLAR SMALL EAGLE (1796-1797)

Actual Size.

1796 1797

Magnified 1.5X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 40

DRAPED BUST HALF DOLLAR HERALDIC EAGLE (1801-1807)

Actual Size.

1801 1806* 1802 1806 knob 6, no stems 1803* 1806 pointed 6, stem, E/A STATES 1805* 1807*

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. *Actually quite scarce. 41

CAPPED BUST HALF DOLLARS (1807-1839)

Actual Size.

1807, bearded Goddess* 1830 large letters* 1812/1 large 8 1836 reeded edge* 1815, 5 over 2 1838-o 1817/4 1839 small letters 1820 no serifs* 1839-o*

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. *Actually quite scarce. 42

SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLARS (1839-1891)

Actual Size.

1842-o small date reverse 1839 1861-o CSA obverse* 1844-o double date* 1866-s (no motto)* 1846-6 over 6* 1870-cc 1846-o tall date* 1871-cc 1847/46 (early die state) 1872-cc* 1850* 1873 no arrows open 3 1851* 1873-cc* 1852 1874-cc 1852-o* 1878-cc 1853-o no arrows and rays 1878-s 1855-s 1879-1890*

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. *Actually quite scarce. 43

BARBER HALF DOLLARS (1892- 1915)

Actual Size.

1892-o 1897-o 1892 micro o 1897-s 1892-s 1913 1893-s 1914 1896-s 1915

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 44

WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLARS (1916- 1947)

Actual Size.

1916 1916-d 1916-s 1921-s 1921-p 1921-d 1938-d

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 45

FLOWING HAIR SILVER DOLLARS SMALL EAGLE (1794-1795)

Actual Size.

1794 1795

Magnified 1.25X

Red date indicates high value coins. 46

DRAPED BUST SILVER DOLLAR SMALL EAGLE (1795-1798)

Actual Size.

1795 1796 1797 1798

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 47

DRAPED BUST SILVER DOLLAR LARGE EAGLE (1798- 1804)

Actual Size.

1798 1802 1799 1803 1800 1804 1801

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 48

SEATED LIBERTY SILVER DOLLARS (1840-1873)

Actual Size.

1848* 1855 1863* 1850* 1856* 1870-cc* 1850-o* 1857* 1871-cc 1851 1858 1872-cc 1852 1859-s* 1872-s* 1854 1861* 1873-cc 1862*

Magnified 1.25X

Red date indicates high value coins. *Actually quite scarce. 49

TRADE DOLLAR (1873-1885)

Actual Size.

1873-cc* 1876-cc* 1874-cc* 1876-cc double die reverse* 1875* 1877-cc* 1875-cc* 1878-cc 1875-s, s over cc* 1879 - 1885

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. *Actually quite scarce. 50

MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR 1878-1904 & 1921

Actual Size.

1878-cc 1884-cc 1891-cc 1894 1899 1879-cc 1885-cc 1892-cc 1894-s 1901 1880-cc 1886-s 1892-s 1895 1902-s 1881-cc 1888-s 1893 1895-o 1903-o 1882-cc 1889-cc 1893-cc 1895-s 1903-s 1883-cc 1890-cc 1893-o 1896-s 1904-s 1893-s

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 51

PEACE SILVER DOLLAR 1921-1928, 1934 & 1935

Actual Size.

1921 1928 1934-s

Magnified 1.25X.

Red date indicates high value coins. 52