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.
| 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) |
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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.
