Money Collecting Money Collecting By Michael McNeil
IntroductionIntroduction
I hope you may appreciate the study of coins, paper money, tokens and medals.
Things to be learned today:– The different U.S. coins– Paper money– Local clubs
Anyone can get started. All you need is an interest in coins and a box to put them in.
VocabularyVocabulary
What is a money?– The most common medium of exchange;
functions as legal tender.What is a coin?
- A metal piece (usually a disc) used as money.What is paper money?
– Paper notes with standardized characteristics issued as money.
U.S. Coins - Pre-Federal issueU.S. Coins - Pre-Federal issue
Colonial Issues This coinage, the first struck for the
English colonies in America, was issued about 1616. Coins similar to this were struck until about 1780 for Dutch Markets.
Post-Colonial Issues dates between 1783-1796.
U.S. Coins - Federal IssuesU.S. Coins - Federal Issues
Continental Currency (1776-1792)Half Cents (1793-1857)Large Cents (1793-1857) Small Cents (1857)
Flying eagle (1856-1858) Indian Head (1859-1909)Lincoln, wheat ears reverse (1909-1958)Lincoln, Memorial reverse (1959 to current)
U.S. CoinsU.S. Coins
Two-Cent Piece (1864-1873) Three-Cent Piece
Silver Three-Cent Piece (1851-1873) Nickel Three-Cent Piece (1865-1889)
U.S. CoinsU.S. Coins
Nickel Five-Cent Piece Shield (1866-1883) Liberty Head (1883-1912) Indian Head or Buffalo (1913-1938) Jefferson (1938 to current)
• Wartime Silver Alloy (1942-1945)• Prewar Composition (1946-1967)• Peace Medal (2004)• Keelboat (2004)• American Bison (2005)• Ocean In View (2005)• Westward Journey (2006)
U.S. CoinsU.S. Coins
Half Dime (1794-1873)Dime
Draped Bust (1796-1807)Capped Bust (1809-1837)Liberty Seated (1837-1891)Barber or Liberty Head (1892-1916)Winged Liberty Head or “Mercury” (1916-1945)Roosevelt (1946 to current)
Twenty-Cent Piece (1875-1878)
U.S. CoinsU.S. Coins Quarter alias “two bits”
Draped Bust (1796-1807) Heraldic Eagle Reverse (1804-1807) Capped Bust (1815-1838) Liberty Seated (1838-1891) Barber or Liberty Head (1892-1916) Standing Liberty (1916-1930) Washington (1932 to current)
• Silver (1932-1964)
• Clad (1965-1998)
• State Quarter (1999-2008)
U.S. CoinsU.S. Coins
Half Dollar Flowing Hair (1794-1795) Draped Bust (1796-1797) Heraldic Eagle Reverse (1801-1807) Capped Head Bust Lettered Edge (1807-1839) Liberty Seated (1839-1891) Barber or Liberty Head (1892-1915) Liberty Walking (1916-1947) Franklin (1948-1963) Kennedy (1964 to current)
U.S. CoinsU.S. Coins Dollar
Flowing Hair (1794-1795) Silver Draped Bust (1795-1804) Gobrecht Dollars (1836-1839) Liberty Seated (1840-1873) Trade Dollars (1873-1885) Morgan (1878-1921) Peace (1921-1935) Eisenhower (1971-1978) Susan B. Anthony (1979-1999) Sacagawea (2000-2006) George Washington (2007)
PortraitsPortraits
$1 - George Washington $2 – Thomas Jefferson $5 – Abraham Lincoln $10 – Alexander Hamilton $20 – Andrew Jackson $50 – Ulysses S. Grant $100 – Benjamin Franklin $500 –William McKinley $1,000 Grover Cleveland $5,000 James Madison $10,000 Salmon P. Chase $100,000 Woodrow Wilson
Currency – What to look for? Currency – What to look for?
Star or Replacement notesBlock Letter A-A, A-B,A-C, and so on.Collection by the numbers
Solid numbers 22222222Low numbers 00000001 being the ultimateRadar number 12344321Ladder number 12345678Poker hands 33445566
Local ClubsLocal Clubs
Anderson - Madison County Coin Clubhttp://madisonccc.tripod.com/index.htm
Muncie Coin and Stamp ClubMarion Coin ClubGreencastle Coin Club Jasper Coin ClubBloomington Coin Club