Value | Image | Specifications[5][6] | Description | Minted | Usage | Common Reference | ||||||
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Obverse | Reverse | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
1¢ | 0.75 in (19.05 mm) | 1.55 mm (0.061') | 1909-1942, 1944-1982 3.11 g (48.0 gr) | copper 95% tin/zinc 5%1 | plain | Abraham Lincoln | Wheat | 1909–1958 | wide2 | wheat cent, wheat penny | ||
Lincoln Memorial | 1959–2008 | wide | cent, penny | |||||||||
see article: 2009 redesign | 1982-present 2.50 g (38 grains) | Core: zinc 97.5% Plating: copper 2.5%1 | Lincoln bicentennial designs | 2009 | ||||||||
Union shield | 2010–present | |||||||||||
5¢ | 0.835 in (21.209 mm) | 1.95 mm (0.077') | 5 g (77.16 gr) | copper 75% nickel 25%3 | plain | Thomas Jefferson (profile) | Monticello | 1938–2003 | wide | nickel | ||
see article: Westward Journey nickel | Lewis & Clark bicentennial designs | 2004–2005 | ||||||||||
Thomas Jefferson (portrait) | Monticello | 2006–present | ||||||||||
10¢ | 0.705 in (17.907 mm) | 1.35 mm (0.053') | 2.268 g (35.00 gr) | copper 91.67% nickel 8.33%4 | 118 reeds | Franklin D. Roosevelt | torch, oak branch, olive branch | 1946–present | wide | dime | ||
25¢ | 0.955 in (24.257 mm) | 1.75 mm (0.069') | 5.67 g (87.5 gr) | 119 reeds | George Washington | Bald eagle | 1932–1974, 1977–19985 | wide | quarter | |||
Bicentennial colonial military drummer | (1975) 19765 | |||||||||||
see article: 50 State quarters | State Quarter Series | 1999–2008 | ||||||||||
see article: D.C. and U.S. Territories quarters | D.C. and U. S. Territories Quarters | 2009 | ||||||||||
see article: America the Beautiful quarters | America the Beautiful Quarters | 2010–2021 | ||||||||||
50¢ | 1.205 in (30.607 mm) | 2.15 mm (0.085') | 11.34 g (175.0 gr) | 150 reeds | John F. Kennedy | Seal of the President of the United States surrounded by 50 stars | 1964–1974, 1977–present5 | limited6 | half, half dollar, 50-cent piece | |||
Independence Hall | (1975) 19765 | |||||||||||
$1 | 38.1 mm (1.5') | 2.58 mm (0.1') | 22.68 g (0.8 oz) (350 gr) | reeded | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Apollo 11 mission insignia | 1971-1974, 1977-1978 | limited6 | large dollar, 'silver' dollar, Ike dollar | |||
Liberty Bell superimposed over the Moon | 1975-1976 | |||||||||||
26.50 mm (1.04') | 2.00 mm (0.079') | 8.10 g (125 gr) | reeded | Susan B. Anthony | Apollo 11 mission insignia | 1979–1981, 19998 | limited 6 | SBA, Suzie B. | ||||
$1 | 1.043 in (26.492 mm) | 2.00 mm (0.079') | 8.10 g (125 gr) | Core: 100% Cu Cladding: 77% Cu, 12% Zn, 7% Mn, 4% Ni Overall: 88.5% Cu, 6% Zn, 3.5% Mn, 2% Ni | plain | Sacagawea | Bald eagle in flight | 2000–2008 | limited7 | dollar coin, gold(en) dollar, Sacagawea | ||
see article: Native American $1 Coin Act | incused inscriptions | Native American Themes | 2009–present [7] | |||||||||
see article: Presidential dollar coins7 | Each deceased president | Statue of Liberty | 2007–2016 (after 2012 not for circulation) | dollar coin, gold(en) dollar | ||||||||
see article: American Innovation dollars9 | Statue of Liberty | Various designs, honoring an innovation or innovator from each state | 2018–2032 (not currently circulated) | |||||||||
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimeter. For table standards, see the coin specification table. |
Metal | Type | Face Value | Images | Specifications | ||||
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Obverse | Reverse | Diameter | Fineness | Content | Dates | |||
Silver | America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins | 25¢ | see article: America the Beautiful quarters | 76.2 mm | 999 fine | 5.00 ozt (155.52 g) | 2010 – 2021 | |
American Silver Eagle | $1 | 40.6 mm | 1.00 ozt (31.10 g) | 1986 – present | ||||
Gold | American Gold Eagle | $5 | 16.5 mm | 916 fine (22 karat) | 0.10 ozt (3.11 g) | 1986 – present | ||
$10 | 22.0 mm | 0.25 ozt (7.78 g) | 1986 – present | |||||
$25 | 27.0 mm | 0.50 ozt (15.55 g) | 1986 – present | |||||
$50 | 32.7 mm | 1.00 ozt (31.10 g) | 1986 – present | |||||
American Buffalo | $5 | 16.5 mm | 999.9 fine (24 karat) | 0.10 ozt (3.11 g) | 2008 | |||
$10 | 22.0 mm | 0.25 ozt (7.78 g) | 2008 | |||||
$25 | 27.0 mm | 0.50 ozt (15.55 g) | 2008 | |||||
$50 | 32.7 mm | 1.00 ozt (31.10 g) | 2006 – present | |||||
Platinum | American Platinum Eagle | $10 | 16.5 mm | 999.5 fine | 0.10 ozt (3.11 g) | 1997 – 2008 | ||
$25 | 22.0 mm | 0.25 ozt (7.78 g) | 1997 – 2008 | |||||
$50 | 27.0 mm | 0.50 ozt (15.55 g) | 1997 – 2008 | |||||
$100 | 32.7 mm | 1.00 ozt (31.10 g) | 1997 – present | |||||
Palladium | American Palladium Eagle | $25 | 32.7 mm | 999.5 fine | 1.00 ozt (31.10 g) | 2017 – present | ||
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimeter. For table standards, see the coin specification table. |
Type | Total Weight | Diameter | Composition | Face Value | Precious Metal Content |
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Half Dollar | 11.34 g | 30.61 mm (1.205 in) | Cu 92%, Ni 8% | 50¢ | none |
12.50 g | Ag 90%, Cu 10% | silver 10.25374 g (~0.36169 ozt) | |||
Dollar | 26.73 g | 38.1 mm (1.500 in) | Ag 90%, Cu 10% | $1 | silver 24.057 g (~0.773 ozt) |
Ag 99.9% | silver | ||||
Half Eagle | 8.539 g | 21.59 mm (0.850 in) | Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% | $5 | gold 7.523 g (~0.2418 ozt) |
Eagle | 16.718 g | 26.92 mm (1.060 in) | Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% | $10 | gold 15.05 g (~0.484 ozt) |
Bi-metallic Eagle | 16.259 g | 26.92 mm (1.060 in) | Au 48%, Pt 48%, alloy 4% | gold, platinum | |
First Spouse Eagle Bullion | 14.175 g | 26.49 mm (1.043 in) | Au 99.99% | gold 14.175 g (~0.456 ozt) |