Coin Identification Table
Identify Your U.S. Coins Using These Photo Images
This table is a guideline to help you identify your U.S. coins, and does not include varieties, patterns, or extremely rare issues. Types for which I have additional information (such as coin values, key date lists, historical information, etc.) have links. Please bookmark this page and check back for updates. If you need any coin identification help, please post your question in the Coin-Collectors Forum.
| Coin Identification Photo | Type |
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Draped Bust Half Cent |
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Classic Head Half Cent |
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Coronet Half Cent |
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Liberty Cap Large Cent |
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Draped Bust Large Cent |
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Coronet Type (Matron Head) Large Cent |
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Coronet Type (Young Head) Large Cent |
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Flying Eagle Cent |
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Indian Head Cent |
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Wheat Ears Cent |
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Lincoln Memorial Cent |
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Two Cent Piece |
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Three Cent Silver Piece |
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Three Cent Nickel Piece |
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Shield Nickel |
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Liberty Head V-Nickel |
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Indian Head Buffalo Nickel |
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Jefferson Nickel |
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Capped Bust Half Dime |
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Seated Liberty Half Dime |
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Capped Bust Dime |
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Seated Liberty Dime |
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Liberty Head (Barber) Dime |
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Mercury Dime (aka Winged Liberty Dime) Mercury Dime Values Mercury Dime Key Dates |
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Roosevelt Dime |
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Twenty Cent Piece |
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Capped Liberty Bust Quarter |
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Seated Liberty Quarter |
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Liberty Head (Barber) Quarter |
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Standing Liberty Quarter |
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Washington Quarter |
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Draped Bust (Heraldic) Half Dollar |
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Capped Liberty Bust Half Dollar |
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Seated Liberty Half Dollar |
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Liberty Head (Barber) Half Dollar |
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Walking Liberty Half Dollar |
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Franklin Half Dollar |
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Kennedy Half Dollar |
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Seated Liberty Silver Dollar |
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Liberty Head (Morgan) Silver Dollar |
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Peace Type Silver Dollars |
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Eisenhower Dollar |
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Trade Dollar |
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Silver Eagle (Bullion Coin) |
All photos courtesy of Harlan J Berk, Ltd., except the Two-Cent Piece, Capped Bust Dime, Draped Bust Half Dollar, and the Trade Dollar, where photography is courtesy of Heritage Auction Galleries.
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