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Capped Bust Half Eagle The first few years of the United States mint were full of problems: the facilities were not adequate, it was difficult run the steel machine, and until 1816, men and horses provided the manpower to operate

Draped Bust Half Eagle Long before the minting of this coin began in 1793, officials were aware of the need to maintain the integrity of American coins. A country’s currency is its the face to the world; Not only should

Draped Bust Quarter Eagle At the beginning of the nineteenth century, two and a half dollars represented a considerable sum of money: a five-day salary for the average American worker. However, it is unlikely that anyone outside the Philadelphia Mint

Kennedy Half Dollar This type of coin was distributed in larger amount as compared to other half dollars. But the interesting thing about this type of coins is the disappearance of these half dollars at higher rate. As much as

Gold Dollar A gold dollar coin had been proposed a few times in the 1840s, however was not at first received. Congress was at last stirred without hesitation by the expanded supply of bullion caused by the California gold surge,

Franklin Half Dollar The Franklin half dollar is one of the coins that were introduced by the American Mint from 1948 to 1963. The fifty-penny piece pictures Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the front-side and the Liberty Bell on the

Flowing Hair Half Dollar Flowing Hair Half Dollar was one of the very first coins that were issued by the federal government of the United States. Flowing Hair Half Dollar was minted in 1795 and 1794. The size of flowing

Flowing Hair & Draped Bust Silver Dollar In October 1795, recently designated Mint Director Elias Boudinot requested that the lawful fineness of .892 (89.2%) silver is utilized for the dollar as opposed to the unapproved fineness of .900 (90%) silver

Barber Half Dollar By the increasing demand of new coin after the Seated Liberty design, Barber Half Dollar was introduced as the replacement. This type of coin had a half dollar, dime and quarter in its coinage system. With the

American Silver Eagle The outline on the coin’s front was taken from the “Walking Liberty” plan by Adolph A. Weinman. As this notorious plan had been an open top pick—and a standout amongst the most cherished outlines of any United