-------------------- US Key Date, Key Coin List -----------------------------------------------Coins of Rarity and Value---------------------------
List still in-work....
"Half Cent thru Twenty-Cent has been completed."
Half Cent
Liberty Cap (1793-1797): 1793, 1796 With Pole, 1796 No Pole, 1797 Lettered Edge, 1797 Gripped Edge.
Draped Bust (1800-1808): 1802/0 Reverse of 1800, 1805 Small 5 Stems, 1806 Small 6 Stems, 1808/7.
Classic Head (1809-1836): 1811, 1831.
Braided Hair (1840-1857): -----
Large Cent
Flowing Hair (1793): All 1793 types.
Liberty Cap (1793-1796): 1793, 1794 Starred Reverse, 1795 Reeded Edge, 1795 Jefferson Head Plain Edge.
Draped Bust (1796-1807): 1796 Reverse of 1794, 1796 LIHERTY, 1803 Large Date Small Fraction, 1804, 1807/6 Small 7, Blunt 1.
Classic Head (1808-1814): -----
Matron Head (1816-1839): 1823, 1834 Large 8 and Stars, Medium Letters.
Braided Hair (1839-1857): 1839/6, Plain Cords
Small Cent
Flying Eagle (1856-1858): 1856, 1858/7
Indian Head (1859-1909): 1864 with L, 1869/9, 1877, 1888/7, 1908-S, 1909-S
Lincoln Cent (1909-Present): 1909-S VDB, 1909-S, 1914-D, 1917 Double-Die Obverse, 1922-D Missing D Strong Reverse, 1931-S, 1936 Double-Die Obverse, 1944-D/S, 1955 Doubled Die Obverse, 1972 Double-Die Obverse
(Semi-Keys: 1909 VDB, 1910-S, 1911-S, 1912-S, 1913-S, 1914-S, 1915-S, 1922 Weak D, 1924-D, 1926-S, 1943-D Double Mintmark, 1946-S/D)
Two-Cent
Shield Design (1864-1873): 1864 Small Motto, 1867 Doubled Die Obverse, 1872, 1873
Three-Cent
Three-Cent Silver (Trime) (1851-1873):1855, 1863-1873
Three-Cent Copper Nickel (1865-1889): 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887.
Half-Dime
Flowing Hair (1794-1795):1794-1795
Draped Bust (1796-1805): 1796, 1797, 1802.
Capped Bust (1829-1837): -----
Seated Liberty (1837-1873): 1838-O No Star, 1846, 1853-O No Arrows, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867.
Nickel
Shield Nickel (1866-1883): 1879, 1880, 1881, 1883/2.
Liberty Head (1883-1913): 1885, 1886, 1912-S.
Indian Head (Buffalo) (1913-1938): 1913-D Type 2, 1913-S Type 2, 1914/3, 1914-D, 1916 DDO, 1918/7-D, 1926-S, 1935 DDR, 1936-D 3-1/2 Legs, 1937-D 3 Legs.
Jefferson (1938-Present): 1939 DDR, 1942-D/Horizontal D, 1949-D/S.
Dime
Draped Bust (1796-1807): 1796, 1797, 1798/7 16Stars, 1798/7 13Star, 1802, 1804.
Capped Bust (1809-1837): 1809, 1811/09, 1822, 1824/2 Pointed Top 1, 1827 Flat Top 1 in 10c, 1829 Curl Base 2.
Seated Liberty Dime (1837-1891): 1844, 1846, 1860-O, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1870-S, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, 1873-CC, 1874-CC, 1885-S.
(Semi-Keys: 1853 No Arrows, 1856-S, 1858-S, 1859-S, 1878-CC, 1879, 1880, 1881)
Barber (Liberty Head) (1892-1916): 1893/2, 1895-O, 1901-S, 1903-S 1894-S, 1895-O.
(Semi-Keys: 1892-S, 1894-O, 1895, 1896-O, 1896-S, 1897-O, 1904-S)
Winged Liberty Head (Mercury) (1916-1945): 1916-D, 1921, 1921-D, 1942/1, 1942/1-D.
Roosevelt (1946-Present): -----
Twenty-Cent
Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent (1875-1878): 1875, 1875-CC, 1876-CC.
Any Twenty-Cent piece is a treasure.
Quarter Dollar
Draped Bust (1796-1807): 1796, 1804
Capped Bust (1815-1838): 1822 25/50c, 1823/2, 1824/2, 1827/3
Seated Liberty (1838-1891): 1840-O Large O, 1842-O Small Date, 1855-O, 1856-S, 1864-S, 1866 With Motto, 1866-S With Motto, 1866 No Motto (Unique), 1867-S, 1871-CC, 1872-S, 1872-CC, 1873-CC, 1874-CCSeated Liberty Quarter Dollar 1840-O Drapery at Elbow Large O, 1867-S, 1871-CC,
Barber “Liberty Head” (1892-1916): 1891-O, 1896-S, 1901-S, 1913-S
Standing Liberty (1916-1930): 1916, 1918/7-S, 1927-S
Washington (1932-Present): 1932-D, 1937 DDO, 1950-D/S
Half Dollar
Flowing Hair (1794-1795): 1794, 1795 Small Head, 1795 Silver Plug
Draped Bust, Small Eagle (1796-1797): 1796, 1797
Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle (1801-1807): 1801, 1806 Knobbed 6, Stem not through Claw.
Capped Bust Half Dollar 1807 Bearded Goddess, 1812/1 Large 8, 1815/2, 1817/4, 1830 Large Letters, 1838-O
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 1842-O Small Date, 1847/6, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, 1873 Open 3, 1873-CC, 1874-CC, 1878-S
Barber Half Dollar 1892-O Micro O, 1904-S
Walking Liberty Half Dollar 1919-D, 1921-D, 1921-S
Franklin Half Dollar 1953-S Full Strike
Dollar
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
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Liberty Head "Coronet" Gold Dollar (1849-1854): 1849-C, 1849-D, Open Wreath, 1850-C, 1850-D, 1851-C, 1851-D, 1852-C, 1852-D, 1853-C, 1853-D, 1854-D.
Indian Princess Head, Small Head Gold Dollar (1854-1856): 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-O1848 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
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 Eagle 1795 9 Leaves
Capped Bust to Right, Heraldic Eagle 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
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.
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Canadian Cent Key Dates:
1921 Most were destroyed making it a semi-key date
1922-1926 Key dates
1927, 1930-1931 Semi-key dates
1929 High 9
1936 Dot Penny (Extremely Rare)
1949 A to Denticle (Top of 2nd A in Gratia points strait up to denticle)
1955 No Shoulder Fold (NSF)
1962 Harp and 1962 Guitar varieties
1965 Large Beads, Pointed 5
1983 Near beads (Uncirculated condition)
1985 Pointed 5
2006 Magnetic, No P/No Logo (Steel Core)
2006 Non-Magnetic, P/No Logo