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Key Date & Semi-Key Date
Coins By Series
If you're collecting the entire run of any individual coin coin type, please review the information below. You'll find front and back images as well as the key dates for each run. The key dates are those with the highest value in the run.
Indian Cents
Mint Dates: 1859 - 1909
Key Dates: 1857 - 1858 - 1866 - 1867 - 1868 – 1869 - 1870 - 1871 - 1872 - 1873 - 1874 - 1875 - 1876 - 1877- 1908 S - 1909 S
Lincoln Cents
Mint Dates:
Wheat Penny Design: 1909 - 1958
Lincoln Memorial Design 1959 - 2008
Lincoln Bicentennial Designs 2009
Shield Design: 2010 -
Key Dates: 1909 S VDB - 1909 S - 1914 D - 1922 NO D - 1931 S - 1955 DD - 1972 DD - 1983 DD - 1984 DD
Two Cent Pieces
Mint Dates: 1864 - 1873
Key Dates: 1872, 1873
Three Cent Pieces (Nickle)
Mint Dates: 1865 - 1889
Key Dates: 1879, 1880,1882, 1883, 1884,1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889
Liberty Nickels
Mint Dates: 1883 - 1912
Key Dates: 1885 - 1886 - 1912 S
Buffalo Nickels
Mint Dates: 1913 - 1938
Key Dates: 1913 S - 1914 D - 1914 S - 1915 D – 1915 S - 1921 S - 1926 S - 1937 D 3 LEGS
Barber Dimes
Mint Dates: 1892 - 1916
Key Dates: 1892 S - 1894 O - 1895 - 1895 O - 1896 O - 1896 S - 1901 S - 1903 S - 1904 S
Mercury Dimes
Mint Dates: 1916 - 1945
Key Dates: 1916 D - 1921 - 1921 D - 1942/1 - 1942/1-D
Barber Quarters
Mint Dates: 1892 - 1916
Key Dates: 1896 S - 1901 S - 1913 S
Standing Liberty Quarters
Mint Dates: 1916 - 1930
Key Dates: 1917 - 1917 D - 1917 S -1918 D - 1918 S - 1919 D - 1919 D - 1921 - 1923 S - 1924 D - 1927 S
Washington Quarters
Mint Dates: 1932 - Present
Note: 1932 - 1964 coins were 90% Silver
Key Dates: 1932 S - 1932 D
Barber Halves
Mint Dates: 1892 - 1915
Key Dates: 1892 O - 1892 S - 1983 S - 1897 O - 1987 S - 1914 - 1915
Walking Liberty Half Dollars
Mint Dates: 1859 - 1909
Key Dates: 1916 S - 1921 - 1921 D - 1938 D
Morgan Dollars
Mint Dates: 1859 - 1909
Key Dates: 1893 - 1893 O - 1893 S - 1894 - 1894 S - 1895 O - 1895 S - 1903 O - 1878 CC - 1879 CC - 1880 CC 1881 CC - 1882 CC - 1883 CC - 1884 CC - 1885 CC - 1889 CC - 1890 CC - 1897 CC - 1892 CC - 1893 CC
Peace Dollars
Mint Dates: 1921 - 1935
Key Dates: 1921 - 1928
Jefferson Nickel
Mint Dates: 1934 - Present
Key Dates: 1939-D - 1943-P - 1949-D - 1950-D - 1954 S
The above list of key date and semi-key date coins is intended only as a guide for each series of coins listed. Many coins can be very collectible in better condition buy have little value in average circulated condition.
Please note that as with most collectibles, the condition of an item can have a much greater impact on its value than its age alone. The value of coins can be greatly decreased if they have been cleaned, therefore we do not advise people to clean their coins.