Kentucky Issue (unknown) Kentucky State coin from 1796. Obverse has a seated female with a staff and shield and is inscribed around the figure PAYABLE BY P.P.P. MYDDLETON. Reverse shows a group of 4 figures in a field. The inscription which surrounds the image - BRITISH SETTLEMENT KENTUCKY 1796

Silver Kentucky Issue Coin, 1796

Kentucky Issue (unknown) Kentucky State coin from 1796. Obverse has a seated female with a staff and…

Maryland XII Pence (XII Pence) Maryland Colony coin from 1659. Obverse has an image of Lord Baltimore surrounded by the inscription - +CAECILIVS:DNS:TERRAE-MARIAE:&CT;. The reverse shows the Baltimore family shield, the denomination in roman numerals to either side of the shield. The inscription surrounding the image - CRESCITE:ET:MVLTIPLICAMINI. This coin was also struck in copper.

Silver Maryland XII Pence Coin, 1659

Maryland XII Pence (XII Pence) Maryland Colony coin from 1659. Obverse has an image of Lord Baltimore…

Massachusetts XII Pence (XII Pence) Massachusetts Colony coin from 1652. Obverse has an image of a pine tree. The inscription - IN MASATHUSETS. Reverse shows value in Roman Numerals and the year surrounded by the inscription - AN DOM NEW ENGLAND

Silver Massachusetts XII Pence Coin, 1652

Massachusetts XII Pence (XII Pence) Massachusetts Colony coin from 1652. Obverse has an image of a pine…

New Jersey Halfpenny (Halfpenny) New Jersey Colony coin from 1681. Obverse has an image of St. Patrick with staff. The inscription - QUIESCAT PLEBS. Reverse shows the royal harpist and the inscription - FLOREAT REX

Silver New Jersey Halfpenny Coin, 1681

New Jersey Halfpenny (Halfpenny) New Jersey Colony coin from 1681. Obverse has an image of St. Patrick…

Dime (10 cents) United States coin from 1796. Obverse has the image of a right-facing Liberty with LIBERTY inscribed above and 1796 inscribed below, surrounded by 13 stars - 6 facing. Reverse shows an heraldic eagle with a left-facing head, banner in beak inscribed with E PLURIBUS UNUM, clouds above.

Silver Dime Coin, 1796

Dime (10 cents) United States coin from 1796. Obverse has the image of a right-facing Liberty with LIBERTY…

Fifth Dollar (20 cents) United States Coin from 1857. Obverse has the image of Liberty beside a shield holding a staff with a cap in her left hand and surrounded by 13 equally-spaced stars. Reverse is an eagle with NO shield with head right-facing surrounded by the inscription - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TWENTY CENTS.

Silver Fifth Dollar Coin, 1875

Fifth Dollar (20 cents) United States Coin from 1857. Obverse has the image of Liberty beside a shield…

Half Dime (5 cents) United States coin from 1837. Obverse has right-facing Liberty seated beside a shield holding a staff with a cap in her left hand. Reverse shows the inscription HALF DIME surrounded by a wreath. Both images are surrounded by the inscription - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Silver Half Dime Coin, 1837

Half Dime (5 cents) United States coin from 1837. Obverse has right-facing Liberty seated beside a shield…

Half Dollar (50 cents) United States coin from 1794. Obverse has the head of Liberty right-facing with 15 stars - 7 facing, LIBERTY inscribed above and 1794 inscribed below. Reverse shows an eagle within a wreath surrounded by the inscription - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Silver Half Dollar Coin, 1794

Half Dollar (50 cents) United States coin from 1794. Obverse has the head of Liberty right-facing with…

Half Dollar (50 cents) United States coin from 1853. Obverse has the image of a Liberty seated beside a shield, holding a staff with a cap in her left hand surrounded by 13 stars and with arrowheads at the date below the image. Reverse shows an eagle with a left-turned head, holding arrows and an olive branch with rays over its head surrounded by the inscription - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HALF DOL.

Silver Half Dollar Coin, 1853

Half Dollar (50 cents) United States coin from 1853. Obverse has the image of a Liberty seated beside…

Half Dollar (50 cents) United States coin from 1892. Obverse has the head of Liberty right-facing a laurel branch on her head with 15 stars - 7 facing, LIBERTY inscribed above and 1892 inscribed below. Reverse shows an heraldic eagle with a left-turned head, holding arrows and an olive branch with stars over its head surrounded by the inscription - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HALF DOLLAR.

Silver Half Dollar Coin, 1892

Half Dollar (50 cents) United States coin from 1892. Obverse has the head of Liberty right-facing a…

Half Dollar (50 cents) United States coin from 1892. Obverse has the head of Columbus right-facing with the inscription - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLAR. Reverse shows a sailing caravel left-facing over the two hemispheres which separate 14 92 surrounded by the inscription WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO 1892.

Silver Columbian Half Dollar, 1892

Half Dollar (50 cents) United States coin from 1892. Obverse has the head of Columbus right-facing with…

Quarter (25 cents) United States coin from 1796. Obverse has the image of a right-facing Liberty with LIBERTY inscribed above and 1796 inscribed below, surrounded by 13 stars - 6 facing. Reverse shows an heraldic eagle within a wreath surrounded by the inscription - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Silver Quarter Coin, 1796

Quarter (25 cents) United States coin from 1796. Obverse has the image of a right-facing Liberty with…

Quarter (25 cents) United States coin from 1853. Obverse has the image of a Liberty seated beside a shield, holding a staff with a cap in her left hand surrounded by 13 stars and the date at the bottom. Reverse shows an eagle with a left-turned head, holding arrows and an olive branch with rays over its head surrounded by the inscription - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QUAR. DOL.

Silver Quarter Coin, 1853

Quarter (25 cents) United States coin from 1853. Obverse has the image of a Liberty seated beside a…

Trade Dollar ($1.00) United States coin from 1873. Obverse has a seated, left-facing Liberty holding a label in her left hand which reads LIBERTY. At the base of her seat is inscribed IN GOD WE TRUST just above the date. She is surrounded by 13 stars - 6 facing. Reverse shows an eagle with a right-facing head with a label on which the motto is inscribed. Inscription - TRADE DOLLAR.

Silver Trade Dollar Coin, 1873

Trade Dollar ($1.00) United States coin from 1873. Obverse has a seated, left-facing Liberty holding…

Trime (3 cents) United States coin from 1851. Obverse has the Union shield lying on top of a six-pointed star and is inscribed with - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with the date at the bottom. Reverse shows by a large, scrolled letter C enclosing the Roman numeral III (denoting value). This image is surrounded 13 equally-spaced stars.

Silver Trime Coin, 1851

Trime (3 cents) United States coin from 1851. Obverse has the Union shield lying on top of a six-pointed…

Fugio (unknown) United States coin from 1787. Obverse has the image of a sundial with the inscription - FUGIO 1787 and MIND YOUR BUSINESS. Reverse shows a chain with thirteen links. In the center of the chain is inscribed WE ARE ONE surrounded by UNITED STATES.

Silver Fugio Coin, 1787

Fugio (unknown) United States coin from 1787. Obverse has the image of a sundial with the inscription…

Virginia Shilling (Shilling) Virginia Colony coin from 1774. Obverse has an image of a right-facing head with the inscription - GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA. Reverse shows an image of a crowned coat of arms with the date at the top and the inscription - VIRGI NIA

Silver Virginia Shilling Coin, 1774

Virginia Shilling (Shilling) Virginia Colony coin from 1774. Obverse has an image of a right-facing…

"The principal silver coin among the Romans, was so called because it was originally equal to ten asses; but on the reduction of the weight of the as, it was made equal to sixteen asses, except in military pay, in which it was still reckoned as equal to ten asses. The denarius was first coined five years before the first Punic war, B.C. 269" — Smith, 1873.

Denarius

"The principal silver coin among the Romans, was so called because it was originally equal to ten asses;…

The obverse side of a ducatoon, a silver coin, struck by Antonio Priuli, Doge of Venice A.D. 1618-1623.

Ducatoon

The obverse side of a ducatoon, a silver coin, struck by Antonio Priuli, Doge of Venice A.D. 1618-1623.

The reverse side of a ducatoon, a silver coin, struck by Antonio Priuli, Doge of Venice A.D. 1618-1623.

Ducatoon, Reverse

The reverse side of a ducatoon, a silver coin, struck by Antonio Priuli, Doge of Venice A.D. 1618-1623.

The obverse and reverse sides of the fanam, a small silver coin used in Madras, India.

Obverse and Reverse Sides of Fanam of Madras

The obverse and reverse sides of the fanam, a small silver coin used in Madras, India.

The obverse and reverse sides of the farthing depicting Charles II. The farthing was an English coin equal to one quarter of a penny.

Obverse and Reverse Sides of Farthing of Charles II

The obverse and reverse sides of the farthing depicting Charles II. The farthing was an English coin…

"Obverse. Groat of Edward III. GROAT. An English silver coin, of the value of fourpence, first issued fr circulation in the reign of Edward III." -Whitney, 1911

Obverse Side of Groat of Edward III

"Obverse. Groat of Edward III. GROAT. An English silver coin, of the value of fourpence, first issued…

"Reverse. Groat of Edward III. GROAT. An English silver coin, of the value of fourpence, first issued fr circulation in the reign of Edward III." -Whitney, 1911

Reverse Side of Groat of Edward III

"Reverse. Groat of Edward III. GROAT. An English silver coin, of the value of fourpence, first issued…

"Gros Tournois of Louis IX. GROS. A coin of relatively large size: applied to silver coins of various kinds in France in the thirteenth and following centuries." -Whitney, 1911

Obverse Side of Gros Tornois

"Gros Tournois of Louis IX. GROS. A coin of relatively large size: applied to silver coins of various…

"Gros Tournois of Louis IX. GROS. A coin of relatively large size: applied to silver coins of various kinds in France in the thirteenth and following centuries." -Whitney, 1911

Reverse Side of Gros Tornois

"Gros Tournois of Louis IX. GROS. A coin of relatively large size: applied to silver coins of various…

"Groschen of Hanover, 1866. GROSCHEN. A small silver coin of various kinds in Germany from the fourteenth century." -Whitney, 1911

Groschen

"Groschen of Hanover, 1866. GROSCHEN. A small silver coin of various kinds in Germany from the fourteenth…

"Silver gulden of William III., King of the Netherlands, 1867. GULDEN. One of several gold coins in Germany from the fourteenth century ... the name was afterward applied to silver coins of Germany and the Netherlands." -Whitney, 1911

Gulden

"Silver gulden of William III., King of the Netherlands, 1867. GULDEN. One of several gold coins in…

Mithridates VI, king of Pontus in Rome on a silver coin.

Mithridates

Mithridates VI, king of Pontus in Rome on a silver coin.

Tetradrachm, a Greek coin showing the face of Perseus, king of Macedon.

Tetradrachm of Perseus

Tetradrachm, a Greek coin showing the face of Perseus, king of Macedon.

Tetradrachm, a Greek coin showing the face of Philip V, king of Macedon.

Tetradrachm of Philip V

Tetradrachm, a Greek coin showing the face of Philip V, king of Macedon.