List of "Harder to Dig" 20th Century American Coins. Have You Completed This List? *I added to my list*

Indian Head Penny.
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny.
Barber V Nickel.
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime.
Mercury Dime.
Silver Rosie.
Barber Quarter.
Liberty Quarter
Silver GW.
Barber Half
Liberty Half.
Franklin Half.
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar.
Susan B Anthony.



I have a LONG way to go....but I'll keep plugging away at it.

Updated with recent finds:

Indian Head Penny.
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny.
Barber V Nickel.
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime. X
Mercury Dime.
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter.
Liberty Quarter X
Silver GW.
Barber Half
Liberty Half.
Franklin Half.
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar.
Susan B Anthony.
 
Here's what I have:

Indian Head Penny
Wheat penny - - - - - X
Steel Penny
Barber V Nickel
Buffalo Nickel
War Nickel
Barber Dime
Mercury Dime
Silver Rosie
Barber Quarter
Standing Liberty Quarter
Silver GW
Barber Half
Walking Liberty Half
Franklin Half
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar
Susan B Anthony

Still looking for anything other than a wheatie... :lol: :mder:

Nice to see I'm not alone haha!
 
Sorry Matt, I am stealing this
Indian Head Penny. X
Flying Eagle Cent X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny. X
Two Cent Piece X
Three Cent Silver X
Three Cent Nickel X
Shield Nickel X
Barber V Nickel. X
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Seated Dime X
Barber Dime. X
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Seated Quarter X
Barber Quarter. X
Liberty Quarter X
Silver GW. X
Seated Half Not yet
Barber Half X
Liberty Half. X
Franklin Half. X
Silver Kennedy X
Morgan Dollar NOT YET
Peace Dollar Not yet
Ike Dollar. X
Susan B Anthony. X

The other ones I have are:
Large cent , Draped bust, X
Large cent, Braided hair X
Large cent, Matron head, X
Half cent, X ( draped bust 1808)
Unfortunately no Colonial Coppers.
 
Indian Head Penny X
Wheat Penny X
Steel Penny
Barber V Nickel
Buffalo Nickel
War Nickel
Barber Dime
Mercury Dime
Silver Rosie X
Barber Quarter
Liberty Quarter
Silver GW
Barber Half
Liberty Half
Franklin Half
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar
Susan B Anthony


So far to go, but we're detecting a 1940's unhunted house tomorrow!
 
Didn't see this thread until now. Thanks for posting it. I feel pretty good about the number of X's on my list:

Indian Head Penny. X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny. :roll:
Liberty V Nickel. X
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime. X
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter. X
Liberty Quarter X
Silver GW. X
Barber Half. :no:
Liberty Half. :no:
Franklin Half. :no:
Silver Kennedy :no:
Morgan Dollar. :no:
Peace Dollar X
Ike Dollar. :no:
Susan B Anthony X

I'm lacking in the silver halves and a couple dollars, but that just gives me goals. I suppose a wheat spill with a rusty steely could appear one of these days too. I'm on it!

Well, I get to check one off my list. Dug a 1971 Ike dollar today!
Indian Head Penny. X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny.
Liberty V Nickel. X
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime. X
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter. X
Liberty Quarter X
Silver GW. X
Barber Half.
Liberty Half.
Franklin Half.
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar.
Peace Dollar X
Ike Dollar. X
Susan B Anthony X
 

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Well, I get to check one off my list. Dug a 1971 Ike dollar today!
Indian Head Penny. X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny.
Liberty V Nickel. X
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime. X
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter. X
Liberty Quarter X
Silver GW. X
Barber Half.
Liberty Half.
Franklin Half.
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar.
Peace Dollar X
Ike Dollar. X
Susan B Anthony X

Nice addition. You'll be crossing off those halves before you know it!
 
Congratulationson the Ike, still on my list plus a few more.:grin:

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I still have a long way to go.

Indian Head Penny
Wheat penny X
Steel Penny
Barber V Nickel
Buffalo Nickel X
War Nickel
Barber Dime
Mercury Dime X
Silver Rosie X
Barber Quarter
Standing Liberty Quarter
Silver GW X
Barber Half
Walking Liberty Half X
Franklin Half X
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar
Susan B Anthony
 
Me too!

Indian Head Penny X
Wheat penny X
Steel Penny
Barber V Nickel
Buffalo Nickel X
War Nickel
Barber Dime X
Mercury Dime
Silver Rosie
Barber Quarter X
Standing Liberty Quarter
Silver GW
Barber Half
Walking Liberty Half
Franklin Half
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar
Susan B Anthony
 
Getting closer to completing the list with this Barber half a few weeks ago. :grin:


Indian Head Penny. X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny. X
Liberty V Nickel.
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime.
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter.
Liberty Quarter X
Silver GW. X
Barber Half. X
Liberty Half. X
Franklin Half. X
Silver Kennedy X
Morgan Dollar. X
Peace Dollar X
Ike Dollar. X
Susan B Anthony X
 

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I get to add to my list! I dug 2 Barber Halves this afternoon. That leaves the Peace Dollar, Silver Kennedy and Morgan Dollar to go.


Indian Head Penny. X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny. X
Barber V Nickel. X
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime. X
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter. X
Liberty Quarter. X
Silver GW. X
Barber Half X
Liberty Half. X
Franklin Half. X
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar. X
Susan B Anthony. X
 
Got to add to mine since Original Post too !

Indian Head Penny. X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny. X
Barber V Nickel.
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime.
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter.
Liberty Quarter
Silver GW. X
Barber Half
Liberty Half.
Franklin Half. X
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar.
Susan B Anthony. X
Presidential Dollars X 4
 
Whenever spring finally decides to arrive,
:snowing::snowman3::snowballfight:
maybe I can start looking for some of those ?
found=:yes: / still looking for =:no: Bucket list :iwish:
Large cent :iwish:
2 cent coin :no:
Trime III cent :iwish:
Flying Eagle (indian cent) :no:
Indian head :yes:
Wheat penny :yes:
steel wheat :no:
half dime :no: :iwish:
Shield nickel :iwish:
V nickel :yes:
Buffalo nickel :yes:
War nickel :yes:
Seated dime :yes:
Barber dime :yes:
Mercury dime :yes:
Roise dime :yes:
Seated 20 cent :iwish:
Seated quarter :no: :iwish:
Barber quarter :yes:
Liberty quarter SLQ :yes:
Washington GW :yes:
Seated Half :yes:
Barber Half :yes:
Walking Half :yes:
Franklin Half :yes:
Kennedy Half :yes:
Gold dollar :yes:
Trade dollar :iwish:
Morgan dollar :no: :iwish:
Peace dollar :no: :iwish:
Ike dollar :no:
 
In honor of knocking the Susan B Anthony off of my list today, I compiled the list below based on what members reported so far.

I only included coins on the original list. If a member didn't list a coin it was assumed to not be found. Updates included.
 

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Updating my post from last year - happy to say that I found a Barber dime and quarter since I posted this. That makes 13 out of 20 - hopefully I cross some more off the list this year!

Code:
Indian Head Penny.......Yes
Wheat Penny.............Yes
Steel Penny.............No
Barber V Nickel.........Yes
Buffalo Nickel..........Yes
War Nickel..............Yes
Barber Dime.............Yes
Mercury Dime............Yes
Silver Rosie............Yes
Barber Quarter..........Yes
Liberty Quarter.........No
Silver GW...............Yes
Barber Half.............No
Liberty Half............No
Franklin Half...........Yes
Silver Kennedy..........No
Morgan Dollar...........No
Peace Dollar............Yes
Ike Dollar..............No
Susan B Anthony.........Yes


My results :

Code:
Indian Head Penny.......Yes
Wheat Penny.............Yes
Steel Penny.............No
Barber V Nickel.........Yes
Buffalo Nickel..........Yes
War Nickel..............Yes
Barber Dime.............No
Mercury Dime............Yes
Silver Rosie............Yes
Barber Quarter..........No
Liberty Quarter.........No
Silver GW...............Yes
Barber Half.............No
Liberty Half............No
Franklin Half...........Yes
Silver Kennedy..........No
Morgan Dollar...........No
Peace Dollar............Yes
Ike Dollar..............No
Susan B Anthony.........Yes

I've found 11 out of 20 - still got some hunting to do! :grin:

I'd give a lot to find a Barber coin - they've eluded me for a long time. Hopefully this is my year!

Not sure if I'd even recognize a steel cent if I found one - no doubt they're mostly rust by now.
 
Even I can update mine :lol: I found an IKE dollar late last year. Since the first post (June 2018) I've also found two more wheaties.

Indian Head Penny.
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny.
Barber V Nickel.
Buffalo Nickel.
War Nickel.
Barber Dime.
Mercury Dime.
Silver Rosie.
Barber Quarter.
Liberty Quarter
Silver GW.
Barber Half
Liberty Half.
Franklin Half.
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar. X
Susan B Anthony.
 
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