Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, Half Dollars, And Dollars

In 1980, I started collecting coins for a hobby for about 4 years. I collected all of the coins mentioned on this website over a 4 year period. Thereafter, all of those coins have been stored away in a box and are now available for sale. At this time, I am entertaining reasonable offers for the entire collection base on low circulated value although most of the coins are in good to almost mint to mint condition or uncirculated condition.

The coin images displayed on this website are not actual coins included in my coin collection, but rather for coin representation of coins included in my coin collection.

Lincoln Penny (1959 to 2025)

The penny or one-cent coin is the lowest denomination of the United States's currency. The most recent version of the penny is the Lincoln cent. The Lincoln Penny was made of 95% copper, 5% zinc from 1959 until 1985. Since 1985 it has been minted with 97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper. It's basically a zinc core with a "very" thin copper jacket.

Wheat Penny (1909-1958)

The Wheat Penny is a classic iconic early 21st century American coin with a face value of 1 cent that was minted from 1909 to 1958. The Wheat Penny is also known by collecctors as the Wheat Cent. The coin is made out of mostly copper, but steel versions of the coin were issued during World War II.

Jefferson Nickel (1938-2025)

The Thomas Jefferson Nickel is the only nickel most of us have ever seen in circulation. With an exception of the War Nickels 1942-1945 (56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese minted during World War II), it has always contained 75% copper and 25% nickel. The nickel is one of the most valuable coins minted in terms of its actual intrinsic metal value.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Dime (1946-2025)

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Dime was minted in the United States between 1946 and 2025,with coins from 1946 to 1964 being 90% silver. Melt value for a 90% silver Roosevelt Dime is about $4.58. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Dime is still being minted and has become a mainstay of the US coin supply.

Mercury Dime (1916-1945)

The Mercury Dime coin was minted between 1916 and 1945, these coins are 90% silver so the melt value for a Mercury Dime is about $4.58, but the coins may be worth more to a collector. The 1916 D's are worth about $300 to $400 as they were minted in limited quantity.

50 US State Quarter (1999-2008)

The 50 US State Quarters of the United States has been called the "most successful coin program in the Nation's history". due to it's immense popularity with the people. In 2009 it was extended to the unincorporated territories of the United States like Puerto Rico, Guam,American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands. All together 56 different coins were minted, and issued from different mints.

Washington Quarter (1932-1999)

The most recent of the United States Quarter has been the George Washington. The Washington Quarter coin was first minted in 1932, and has enjoyed a uninterrupted run from then until today. There have been small variations up unto 1999, and just one year of non-minatage in 1975. These coins were 90% silver up until 1964, at which time the US Mint switched to a copper and nickel mixture.

Kennedy Half Dollar (1964-1970, 1971-2001)

The original 1964 version was minted in 90% silver, the 1965-1970 versions were only 40% silver (note silver coins from 1970 can only be found in silver proof sets and similar as the government never released them into actual circulation). The coins from 1971 and up are not silver but are a good looking coin nonetheless.

Presidential Dollar (2007-2016)

The Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 was passed to honor former U.S. presidents with their own coin. The program only allowed presidents who had been deceased for at least two years to be honored with their own coin, making every president up to Ronald Reagan, (but excluding Jimmy Carter) eligible to receive their own coin. The program is similar to the 50 State Quarters program, officially began on January 1, 2007, and officially ended in 2016.

While the Presidential Coin Program was intended to have a much longer run, it was initially suspended in 2011. However, the program did not actually end until the last eligible president, Ronald Reagan, was honored. The program officially ended in 2016 with the Reagan mint.

Susan B. Anthony Dollar (1979-1981, 1999)

Susan B. Anthony is responsible for women's suffrage (the right to vote). The Susan B Anthony coins were not so successful. They were only issued from 1979-1981 (3 years), and then again in 1999. The coins were issued at the Philadelphia and Denver, and San Francisco mints. The Susan B Anthony Dollar coins are not made of silver. They are 75% copper, 25% nickel, clad to pure copper core.

Eisenhower Dollar (1971-1978)

After the last Peace Dollar was struck in 1935, it would be close to 40 years before the next one dollar coin would be issued by the United States Mint. In 1971, the Eisenhower Dollar was struck and issued between November 1st 1971 and 1978. The Eisenhower Dollars for circulation are struck using the copper-nickel base. The outer layer of the coin had 25% nickel and 75% copper. The inner layer contained a core that was pure copper. The final composition of the coin was 8.33% nickel and 91.67% copper. Following a lengthy debate by legislators, some collectible coins were struck using 60% copper and 40% silver for the core, and 80% silver with 20% copper for the outer layer.