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Key Dates Part 1
Almost every United States coin series has certain dates that are tough to acquire for one reason or another. Most common cause is very low mintages. Coins of these dates are key coins that are basically rare.
Following is a list of Key Dates from Half-Cents through Dime Coins that I have compiled and use.
HALF CENT 1793, 1796 With Pole, 1796 No Pole, 1797 Gripped Edge, 1802/0 Reverse of 1800, 1805 Small 5 Stems,1808/7, 1811 Close Date
LARGE CENT 1793 all types, 1794 Starred Reverse, 1795 Jefferson Head Plain Edge, 1796 LIBERTY, 1803 Large Date Small Fraction, 1804, 1807/6 Small 7, 1823
FLYING EAGLE CENT 1856
INDIAN HEAD CENT 1877, 1888/7
LINCOLN CENT 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, 1922-D Missing D Strong Reverse, 1955 Doubled Die Obverse
TWO-CENT PIECES 1864 Small Motto, 1867 Doubled Die Obverse
THREE-CENT SILVER 1855
THREE-CENT COPPER NICKEL 1883, 1884, 1885
HALF-DIME 1797 13 Stars, 1802, 1803 Small 8, 1805, 1838-O, 1840-O, 1844-O, 1846, 1853-O, 1870-S
SHIELD NICKEL 1880, 1883/2
LIBERTY HEAD NICKEL 1885, 1912-S
INDIAN HEAD (BUFFALO) NICKEL 1914/3, 1916 Doubled Die Obverse, 1918/7-D, 1926-S, 1935 Doubled Die Reverse, 1937-D 3 Legs
JEFFERSON NICKEL 1942-D/Horizontal D
DRAPED BUST DIME 1804 14 Stars Reverse
CAPPED BUST DIME 1822
SEATED LIBERTY DIME 1846, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, 1873-CC, 1874-CC
BARBER DIME 1894-S, 1895-O
WINGED LIBERTY (MERCURY) DIME 1916-D, 1919-D, 1919-S, 1942/1, 1942/41-D
ROOSEVELT DIME 1968-S NO S, 1975-S NO S
Next time we'll look at the Key Dates from Quarter and Half-Dollar Coins.
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Key Dates Part 2
Following is a list of Key Dates from Quarter and Half-Dollar Coins that I have compiled and use.
SEATED LIBERTY TWENTY CENTS 1875-CC, 1876-CC
DRAPED BUST, SMALL EAGLE QUARTER DOLLAR 1796
DRAPED BUST, HERALDIC EAGLE QUARTER DOLLAR 1804
CAPPED BUST QUARTER DOLLAR 1822 25/50, 1823/2, 1827/3
SEATED LIBERTY QUARTER DOLLAR 1840-O Drapery at Elbow Large O, 1842-O Small Date, 1855-O, 1856-S, 1864-S, 1867-S, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, 1873-CC, 1874-CC
BARBER QUARTER DOLLAR 1896-S, 1901-S, 1913-S
STANDING LIBERTY QUARTER DOLLAR 1916, 1918/7-S, 1927-S
WASHINGTON QUARTER DOLLAR 1932-D, 1937 Doubled Die Obverse, 1950-D/S
FLOWING HAIR HALF DOLLAR 1794, 1795 Small Head, 1795 Silver Plug
DRAPED BUST, SMALL EAGLE HALF DOLLAR 1796, 1797
DRAPED BUST, HERALDIC EAGLE HALF DOLLAR 1802, 1806 Knobbed 6 No Stem
CAPPED BUST HALF DOLLAR 1807 Bearded Goddess, 1812/1 Large 8, 1815/2, 1817/4, 1830 Large Letters, 1838-O
FRANKLIN HALF DOLLAR 1953-S Full Strike
Next time we'll look at the Key Dates from Dollar and Early Commemorative Coins.
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Key Dates Part 3
Following is my Key Date List for Dollars and Commemorative Coins.
FLOWING HAIR DOLLAR 1794, 1795 SILVER PLUG
DRAPED BUST, SMALL EAGLE DOLLAR 1796, 1797, 1798
DRAPED BUST, HERALDIC EAGLE DOLLAR 1798, 1800 AMERICAI, 1801, 1802 Wide Date
SEATED LIBERTY DOLLAR 1850-O, 1851, 1852, 1858, 1859-S, 1870-CC, 1870-S, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, 1873-CC
TRADE DOLLAR 1873-CC, 1876-CC Double Die Reverse, 1878-CC, 1884 Proof
MORGAN DOLLAR 1879-CC, 1889-CC, 1892-S, 1893-S, 1895 Proof, 1895-O
PEACE DOLLAR 1924-S, 1925-S, 1927-S, 1928-S, 1934-S
EARLY COMMEMORATIVES 1900 Lafayette Dollar, 1904 Lewis & Clark Dollar, 1905 Lewis & Clark Dollar, 1915-S Panama-Pacific Quarter Eagle, 1915-S Panama-Pacific Fifty Dollars Round, 1915-S Panama-Pacific Fifty Dollars Octagonal, 1922 Grant Half Dollar Star, 1928 Hawaii Half Dollar
Next time we'll look at the Key Dates from Coronet Gold Dollar through Indian Head Three Dollars Gold Coins.
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Key Dates Part 4
This time we'll look at the Key Dates from Coronet Gold Dollar through Indian Head Three Dollars Gold Coins.
CORONET GOLD DOLLAR 1849-C, 1850-D, 1852-D, 1854-D
INDIAN HEAD, SMALL HEAD GOLD DOLLAR 1855-C, 1855-D
INDIAN HEAD, LARGE HEAD GOLD DOLLAR 1856-D, 1857-C, 1857-D, 1858-D, 1860-D, 1861-D, 1875
CAPPED BUST QUARTER EAGLE 1796, 1797, 1798, 1804 13 STARS ON REVERSE, 1806/5
CAPPED DRAPED BUST QUARTER EAGLE 1808
CAPPED HEAD QUARTER EAGLE 1826, 1834
CLASSIC HEAD QUARTER EAGLE 1838-C, 1839-C, 1839-D, 1839-O
CORONET QUARTER EAGLE 1840-D, 1841, 1841-D, 1842-C, 1842-D1843-C Small Date, 1845-O, 1848 CAL, 1849-C, 1854-D, 1855-C, 1855-D, 1856-D, 1859-D, 1862-S, 1864, 1865, 1875
INDIAN HEAD QUARTER EAGLE 1911-D
INDIAN HEAD THREE DOLLARS GOLD 1854-D, 1854-O, 1855-S, 1857-S, 1860-S, 1873, 1875, 1876, 1877
Next time we'll look at the Key Dates from Capped Bust to Right, Small Eagle Gold Half Eagle through Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle Coins.
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Key Dates Part 5
This time we'll look at the final set of Key Dates from Capped Bust to Right, Small Eagle Gold Half Eagle through Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle Coins.
CAPPED BUST TO RIGHT, SMALL EAGLE HALF EAGLE 1797, 1798
CAPPED BUST TO RIGHT, HERALDIC EAGLE HALF EAGLE 1795, 1797, 1798, 1799
CAPPED BUST TO LEFT HALF EAGLE 1810 Small Date Small 5, 1810 Large Date Small 5
CAPPED HEAD HALF EAGLE 1815, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1824, 1825/4, 1828/7, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834
CLASSIC HEAD HALF EAGLE 1834 Crosslet 4, 1838-C, 1838-D
CORONET HEAD HALF EAGLE 1839-D, 1840-C, 1842-C Small Date, 1842-D Large Date Large Letters, 1847-O, 1850-D, 1861-C, 1861-D, 1861-S, 1862-S, 1863-S, 1870-CC, 1871-CC, 1873-CC, 1874-CC, 1875, 1875-CC, 1875-S, 1876-CC, 1877-CC, 1878-CC, 1887 Proof
INDIAN HEAD HALF EAGLE 1909-O, 1929
CAPPED BUST TO RIGHT, SMALL EAGLE 1795 9 Leaves
CAPPED BUST TO RIGHT, HERALDIC EAGLE 1798/7 9x4 Stars, 1798/7 7x6 Stars
CORONET HEAD EAGLE 1838, 1839, 1841-O, 1842-O, 1849-O, 1852-O, 1855-O, 1855-S, 1857-O, 1858, 1858-S, 1859-O, 1859-S, 1860-S, 1861-S, 1862-S, 1863, 1863-S, 1864-S, 1865, 1865-S, 1865-S 865/Inverted 186, 1866-S No Motto, 1866, 1866-S Motto, 1867-S, 1869, 1869-S, 1870-CC, 1870-S, 1871-CC, 1871-S, 1872-CC, 1873, 1873-CC, 1874-CC, 1874-S, 1875, 1875-CC, 1876, 1876-CC, 1877-CC, 1878-CC, 1879-CC, 1879-O, 1882-CC, 1883-O
INDIAN HEAD EAGLE 1907 Wire Rim Periods, 1907 Rolled Rim Periods, 1920-S, 1930-S
CORONET HEAD DOUBLE EAGLE 1850-O, 1851-O, 1852-O, 18853/2, 1853-O, 1854 Large Date, 1854-O, 1855-O, 1856-O, 1857-O, 1858-O, 1859, 1859-O, 1860-O, 1861-O, 1861-S Paquet Reverse, 1666-S, 1866-S, 1870-CC, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, 1873-CC, 1878-CC, 1879-CC, 1879-O, 1881, 1882, 1883 Proof, 1884 Proof, 1885, 1885-CC, 1886, 1887 Proof, 1891, 1891-CC
SAINT-GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLE 1907 High Relief Roman Numerals Wire Rim, 1907 High Relief Roman Numerals, Flat Rim, 1920-S, 1921, 1927-D, 1927-S, 1930-S, 1931, 1931-D, 1932
There you have it - My complete List of Key Dates. Be sure to add it to your arsenal of Coin Collecting tools!
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