United States coinage type set

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United States coinage type set is a visual collection of each of the types of coins produced by the US Mints. A "Type set" collection is enjoyed by some collectors of coins who try to collect one example of as many types of coins as they can.

Due to various reasons (including prohibitive cost), collectors will sometimes group several different coins together as one "type." For example, one could collect a Liberty Seated dime, quarter, and half dollar, and call that their example of a Liberty Seated coin for each denomination. Or, they could choose to collect an example of sub-types within the Liberty Seated design, including the with and without arrows at date, and with and without mottos.

Additionally, delineating sub-types within a particular design is not always consistent. For example, almost all type collectors consider the 1909 "V.D.B." Lincoln cent to be different from the 1909 no-"V.D.B." Lincoln cent (where the designer's initials, V.D.B., were displayed on the bottom of the reverse and removed about a month later). However, the "V.D.B." initials were returned to the Lincoln cent in 1918 on the bottom of the bust on the obverse, and almost no type collector considers this a separate type. Likewise in the Lincoln cent series, the composition change in 1943 to steel and the composition change in 1982 from bronze to copper-plated zinc are considered separate types by almost all, but the brass composition used in 1944-1946 is not considered a separate type from the 1947 return to bronze. (The Lincoln cent series is full of other examples, including modifications to the size of Lincoln's bust during the early 1970s).

Consequently, each collector will need to decide for themselves how specific they wish to be when putting together a U.S. coin type set, though the decision is often made for them if they choose specific albums, such as the very popular Dansco 7070.

Half Cents:	Photo
Liberty Cap (Left), 1793
Liberty Cap (Right), 1794-1797
Draped Bust, 1800-1808
Classic Head, 1809-1835
Coronet, 1849-1857

Large Cents:	Photo
Flowing Hair silver centered cent, 1792
Flowing Hair Chain Cents, 1793
Flowing Hair Strawberry Wreath Cents, 1793
Flowing Hair Wreath Cents, 1793
Liberty Cap cents, 1793-1796
Draped Bust, 1796-1807
Classic Head, 1808-1814
Coronet, 1816-1839
Coronet (braided hair), 1840-1857

5 cent Nickels:	Photo
Shield (with rays), 1866-1867
Shield (no rays), 1867-1883
Liberty Head (no cents), 1883
Liberty Head (with cents), 1883-1912
Buffalo (Variety 1), 1913
Buffalo (Variety 2), 1913-1938
Jefferson 1938-2003
Jefferson, 35% silver, 1942-1945
Jefferson, Westward Journey, 2004-2006
Jefferson, facing forward, 2006-

Dimes:	Photo
Draped Bust, 1796-1807
Capped Bust, 1809-1837
Liberty Seated (no stars), 1837-1838 Liberty Seated (with stars), 1838-1860 Liberty Seated (arrows at date), 1853-1855 Liberty Seated (with legend), 1860-1891
Liberty Head ("Barber"), 1892-1916
Mercury, 1916-1945
Roosevelt, silver, 1946-1964 Roosevelt, clad, 1965-Present

Quarters:	Photo
Draped Bust, Small Eagle 1796
Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle 1804–1807
Capped Bust 1815-1838
Liberty Seated (No motto), 1838-1865 Liberty Seated (arrows at date), 1853-1855 Liberty Seated (with legend), 1856-1891
Liberty Head ("Barber"), 1892-1916
Standing Liberty (type 1), 1916-1917
Standing Liberty (type 2), 1917-1930
Washington, silver, 1932-1964 Washington, clad, 1965-1974, 1977-1998
Washington, clad, bicentennial, 1975-1976
Washington, Statehood, 1999-2008
Washington, District of Columbia and US Territories, 2009
Washington, America the Beautiful, 2010-2021
Washington, Washington crossing the Delaware, 2021
Washington, American Women Quarters, 2022-2025

Half Dollars:	Photo
Flowing Hair: 1794-1795
Draped Bust: 1796-1807
Capped Bust: (lettered edge), 1807-1836 (reeded edge), 1836-1839
Liberty Seated: (no motto), 1839-1865 (with arrows), 1853-1855 (with motto), 1866-1891
Liberty Head ("Barber"), 1892-1915
Walking Liberty, 1916-1947
Franklin Half, 1948-1963
Kennedy Half: (90% silver) 1964 (40% silver) 1965-1970 (Cu/Ni Clad) 1971-1974, 1977-
Kennedy Half, clad, bicentennial, 1975-1976

Silver, clad, and "golden" Dollars:	Photo
Flowing Hair, 1794-1795
Draped Bust, 1795-1804
Liberty Seated, 1840-1873
"Trade Dollar" 1873-1878 (circulation), 1873-1885 (proofs)
Morgan Dollar, 1878-1921
Peace Dollar, 1921-1935
Eisenhower Dollar, 1971-1974, 1977-1978
Eisenhower Dollar, bicentennial, 1975-1976
Susan B. Anthony Dollar, 1979-1981, 1999
Sacagawea "Golden" Dollar, 2000-2008
Presidential Dollar, 2007-2016, 2020-present
Sacagawea "Native American" Dollar, 2009-

• United States Mint