If you are in possession of a collection of old coins, you’ve no doubt

wondered how to determine whether or not your coins are rare or

valuable. The internet would seem like a logical place to go for more
information. Unfortunately, there is an overwhelming amount of
information out there and a good bit of it is either confusing or misleading.
If you’re familiar with Atlanta Gold & Coin Buyers, you know that we love
to share our knowledge of coins with our customers. We believe that the
more you know, the more confident and comfortable you’ll be doing
business with us. So we’ve developed the Ultimate Rare Coin Guide as a
free resource to help you sort potentially valuable coins from less valuable
coins.

This guide covers all types of numismatic coins, from half cents to silver
dollars. At the top of each page you’ll see a picture of the coin, front and
back, to help in identification if you’re not sure what your coin is called.
If you know the term used to describe your coin, you can simply find it in
the table of contents and click on it to be automatically directed to the
correct page.

Beneath the pictures and coin name you’ll see a date or date range in
parentheses which tells you the year(s) that the coin was minted. Beneath
the date range you’ll see a list of individual dates. If you do not see the
date of your coin listed, this means that it is a common date coin and it
has minimal numismatic or collectible value. Dates in standard font are
semi-key date coins, which are more valuable than common date coins.
Those with dates in bold are truly rare and valuable coins, with values
typically in excess of $100.

You’ll notice that some dates in the guide have a hyphen followed by a
letter ‘s’, ‘d’, ‘o’, ‘p’, or ‘cc’. These letters are what is called a “mint mark”
and indicate where the coin was minted. On the actual coin, you can
usually locate the mint mark near the bottom on the reverse (“tails”) side
of the coin. Coins without a mint mark are very common; it just means
that the coin was minted in Philadelphia (the primary U.S. mint). With some
coins you’ll also see a description following the date/mint mark. If your
coin matches the description for the given date, you know you have a
unique and potentially valuable coin. Most of the time the description
is self-explanatory, but they can sometimes be confusing, so feel free to
contact us if you’re not sure.

Specific prices are not listed in this guide because the condition of
numismatic coins plays a large part in the ultimate value of the coins and
an in-person inspection is typically required before a quote can be given.

We hope that you find our Ultimate Rare Coin Guide to be a valuable
resource and welcome you to contact us at 404-236-9744, via e-mail at
[email protected] or through our website at
http://atlantagoldandcoin.com if we can be of any assistance.
 CONTENTS
Liberty Cap Half Cents (1793 - 1797).............................................................................4
Draped Bust Half Cents (1800 - 1808)............................................................................5
Classic Head Half Cents (1809 - 1836)...........................................................................6
Braided Hair Half Cents (1840 - 1857)............................................................................7
Flowing Hair Large Cents (1793).....................................................................................8
Liberty Cap Large Cents (1793-1796).............................................................................9
Draped Bust Large Cents (1796-1807).........................................................................10
Classic Head Large Cents (1808-1814)........................................................................11
Matron Head Large Cents (1816-1839).......................................................................12
Braided Hair Large Cents (1837-1857).........................................................................13
Flying Eagle Cents (1856 - 1858)...................................................................................14
Indian Head Pennies (1859 - 1909)...............................................................................15
Lincoln Cents (1909 - Current).......................................................................................16
Two Cent Pieces (1864 - 1873) .....................................................................................17
Three Cent Nickels (1865 - 1889)..................................................................................18
Three Cent Silver Pieces (1851 - 1872).........................................................................19
Shield Nickels (1866 - 1883)...........................................................................................20
V Nickels (1883 - 1912) ..................................................................................................21
Buffalo Nickels (1913 - 1938).........................................................................................22
Flowing Hair Half Dimes (1794 - 1795) .........................................................................23
Draped Bust Half Dimes (1796 - 1805)..........................................................................24
Capped Bust Half Dimes (1829 - 1837) .......................................................................25
Seated Liberty Half Dimes (1837 - 1873)......................................................................26
Draped Bust Dimes (1796 - 1807) .................................................................................27
Capped Bust Dimes (1809 - 1837) ...............................................................................28
Seated Liberty Dimes (1837 - 1891)..............................................................................29
Barber Dimes (1892 - 1916) ...........................................................................................30
Mercury Dimes (1916 - 1947).........................................................................................31
Twenty Cent Pieces (1875 - 1878)................................................................................32
Draped Bust Quarters (1796 - 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 (1796 - 1807).........................................................................40
Capped Bust Half Dollars (1807 - 1839).......................................................................41
Seated Liberty Half Dollars (1839 - 1891).....................................................................42
Barber Half Dollars (1892 - 1916)...................................................................................43
Walking Liberty Half Dollars (1916 – 1947)....................................................................44
Flowing Hair Silver Dollars (1794 - 1795).......................................................................45
Draped Bust Silver Dollars (1795 - 1804).......................................................................46
Gobrecht Silver Dollars (1836 - 1839)...........................................................................47
Seated Liberty Silver Dollars (1840 - 1873)...................................................................48
Trade Dollars (1873 - 1885)............................................................................................49
Morgan Silver Dollars (1878 - 1921)...............................................................................50
Peace Silver Dollars (1921 - 1935).................................................................................51

Pictures Courtesy of Heritage Auctions

liberty cap HALF CENTS
(1793 - 1797)

1793
1794
1796, With Pole
1796, No Pole
1797, Gripped Edge
1797, Lettered Edge

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 4

 draped bust
HALF cents
(1800 - 1808)

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 5

 classic head
HALF cents
(1809 - 1836)

1811

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 6

 braided hair
HALF cents
(1840 - 1857)
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 7

 flowing hair
Large Cents
(1793)

1793, All Types

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 8

 liberty cap
Large Cents
(1793-1796)

1793
1794
1795
1796

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 9

 draped bust
Large Cents
(1796-1807)

1796
1796, Liherty Error
1797
1798, 8 over 7
1799, 9 over 8
1799, Normal Date
1801, 3 Errors: 1/000, One Stem, IInited
1803 Large Date, Small Fraction
1804
1807, Small 7 over 6, Blunt 1

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 10

 Classic head
Large Cents
(1808-1814)

1809
1811, Last 1 over 0

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 11

 MATRON head
Large Cents
(1816-1839)

1821
1823, 3 over 2
1823, Normal Date
1839, 1839 over 1836, Plain Cords

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 12

 braided hair
Large Cents
(1837-1857)

1857, Large Date

1857, Small Date

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 13

 FLying eagle cents
(1856 - 1858)

1856

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 14

 indian Head
Pennies
(1859 - 1909)

1859 1873
1861 1874
1864 1875
1864 (with the letter "L" on neck) 1876
1866 1877
1867 1878
1868 1908-s
1869 1909-s
1870
1871
1872

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 15

 Lincoln Cents
(1909 - current)

1909-s vdb
1909-s
1911-s
1912-s
1914-d
1914-s
1915-s
1922-d
1922 (no d)
1924-d
1931-s





*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 16


 Two Cent Pieces
(1864 - 1873)

1864, Small Motto

1870
1871
1872
1873

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 17

 Three Cent
Nickels
(1865 - 1889)

1879
1880
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 18

 Three Cent
Silver PIECES
(1851 - 1872)

1863
1864
1865
1866
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 19

 Shield Nickels
(1866 - 1883)

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 20

 V Nickels
(1883 - 1912)

1883, Cents
1884
1885
1886
1888
1894
1912-S







*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 21
 Buffalo Nickels
(1913 - 1938)

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 1937-d (3 legged buffalo)
1916 - Double Die v1 - Raised ground below buffalo's feet
1916-d v2 - Recessed ground below buffalo's feet
1917-d

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 22

 flowing hair
Half Dimes
(1794 - 1795)

1794
1795

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 23

 draped bust
Half Dimes
(1796 - 1805)

1796, All Types

1797, All Types
1800
1800, Libekty
1801
1802
1803
1805

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 24

 Capped Bust Half
Dimes
(1829 - 1837)

No Key Dates

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 25

 Seated Liberty Half
Dimes
(1837 - 1873)

1838-o, no stars 1864

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 26

 Draped BUST Dimes
(1796 - 1807)

1796
1797, All Types
1798, All Types
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1807

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 27

 Capped Bust Dimes
(1809 - 1837)

1809
1811, 11 over 09
1822

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 28

 Seated Liberty Dimes
(1837 - 1891)

1837 1860-s 1872-cc

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 29

 Barber Dimes
(1892 - 1916)

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 30

 Mercury Dimes
(1916 - 1947)

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 31

 Twenty Cent Pieces
(1875 - 1878)

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








*Bolded dates indicate high value coins
32

 Draped bust Quarters
(1796 - 1807)

1796
1804
1805
1806
1806, 6 over 5
1807

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 33

 Capped Bust Quarters
(1815 - 1838)

1822, 25 over 50 cents

1823, 3 over 2

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 34

Seated Liberty Quarters
(1838 - 1891)

1841 1860-s 1873-cc

1842 1861-s 1875-cc
1842-o small date 1862-s 1876-cc
1849-o 1864 1877-cc
1851 1864-s 1878s - 1888
1851-o 1865 1889
1852 1865-s 1890
1852-o 1866 1891-o
1853, 3 over 4 1866-s
1855-o 1867 - 1870
1855-s 1870-cc
1856-s 1871-cc
1857-s 1871-s
1858-s 1872-cc
1859-s 1872-s

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 35

 Barber Quarters
(1892 - 1916)

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 36

 Standing Liberty
Quarters
(1916 - 1930)

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 37

 Washington Quarters
(1932 - current)

1932-d
1932-s

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 38

flowing hair Half Dollars
(1794 - 1795)

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 39

draped bust Half Dollars
(1796 - 1807)

1796, All Types

1797, 15 Stars
1801
1802
1803
1805, All Types
1806, All Types
1807

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 40

 Capped Bust
Half Dollars
(1807 - 1839)

1807
1815, 5 over 2
1836
1839-o

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 41

 Seated Liberty
Half Dollars
(1839 - 1891)

1846-6 over 6 1871-cc

1850 1872-cc
1851 1873-cc
1852 1874-cc
1855-s 1878-cc
1866-s (no motto) 1878-s
1870-cc 1879 - 1890

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 42

 Barber Half Dollars
(1892 - 1916)

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 43

 Walking Liberty
Half Dollars
(1916 – 1947)

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 44

 Flowing hair
silver Dollars
(1794 - 1795)

1794
1795

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 45

 draped bust
silver dollars
(1795 - 1804)

1795
1796
1797
1798
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804, Variety 1, Proof
1804, Variety 2, Proof

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 46

GOBRECHT silver Dollars
(1836 - 1839)

1836
1838
1839

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 47

 Seated Liberty
Silver Dollars
(1840 - 1873)

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 48

 Trade Dollars
(1873 - 1885)

1873-cc
1874-cc
1875
1875-cc
1875-s, s over cc
1877-cc
1878-cc
1879 - 1885

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 49

Morgan Silver Dollars
(1878 - 1921)

1878-cc 1890-cc 1895-o

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

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 50

 Peace Silver Dollars
(1921 - 1935)

1921
1928
1934-s

*Bolded dates indicate high value coins 51