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Identify the date, mint, condition and variety before putting a price on a coin.
14 research guides
United States · 1909–1958A wheat reverse identifies Lincoln cents dated 1909 through 1958, but it does not make every example rare. Read the date, mintmark and surfaces before deciding which comparison belongs to your coin.
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United States · 1959–presentModern Lincoln cents need separate reverse-design and composition checks. Memorial, 2009 commemorative and Shield issues belong to different research branches despite sharing Lincoln's portrait.
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United States · 1859–1909Indian Head cents span a metal change, a reverse change and a late introduction of branch-mint production. Those differences make the exact issue more useful than the broad label 'old Indian penny.'
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United States · 1913–1938A readable date is especially important on Buffalo nickels because their exposed date often wore away. The bison design, 1913 reverse type and reverse mintmark provide separate clues, not a single automatic rarity test.
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United States · 1938–presentJefferson nickel research starts with alloy and mintmark location. Inspect both sides before choosing the wartime-silver, regular-alloy or specialist strike-detail branch.
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United States · 1916–1945Mercury dimes portray Liberty in a winged cap. Their shared silver composition is the starting point; date, reverse mintmark and band detail determine which focused reference to consult next.
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United States · 1946–presentRoosevelt dimes split into silver-era circulation coins, later clad issues and special collector products. A missing mintmark means different things in different years and finishes, so a date alone cannot answer the value question.
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United States · 1932–1998Classic Washington quarters cross the 1965 silver-to-clad boundary and include the familiar Bicentennial drummer reverse. Identify metal, date and mint before deciding whether the coin belongs with ordinary change or a specialist collector issue.
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United States · 1999–2008State Quarter research starts with state, issue date, mint and finish. The statehood date is not the production year, and completeness alone does not make an album rare.
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United States · 1964–presentKennedy halves branch into silver, silver-clad and copper-nickel clad issues. Identify composition and collector finish first; absence from everyday change does not establish scarcity.
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United States · 1948–1963Franklin research separates circulation strikes, proofs and specialist bell-line questions. Their broad fields make surface preservation important even when the Liberty Bell appears sharp.
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United States · 1878–1921Morgan research separates historic dollars, modern tributes and attributed varieties. Classic production ran in 1878-1904 and resumed in 1921; the intervening years are not missing issues to collect.
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United States · 1921–1935Peace dollar research branches by production period, first-year relief and preservation. Identify the radiant Liberty portrait and PEACE reverse before consulting a date-specific or die-variety reference.
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United States · 1795–1932Classic U.S. gold research begins with denomination and exact type. Historic alloy standards, mint identities and authentication each need a separate check before interpreting metal content or collector evidence.
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The original guides remain at their established URLs. Each has its own dates, condition details and sources.
Public sale evidence
These are specific sold specimens, often exceptional grades or rare varieties. The price is not an estimate for every coin with the same date. A collection checkmark does not authenticate your coin or assign that auction price to it.
350 documented coin issues · source dataset checked 2026-09-19
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A dated auction result documents one specimen. Condition, variety attribution, original surfaces, fees and market demand affect what a different coin may sell for. Keep your sources with your collection notes and leave uncertain estimates blank.
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