Product Information
This contemporary 21st-century set features 6 different coins minted from 2000 to the present, including one Lincoln cent, Jefferson nickel, Roosevelt dime, Washington quarter, Kennedy half dollar, and Sacagawea dollar. These coins were issued during two of the most transformative decades in American history. They span a time that witnessed the terrorist attack on 9/11, completion of the human genome project, America’s first black president, the subprime mortgage crisis, and a period of ultra-rapid technological innovation-- including the rise of tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook. The coins in this collection were hand-selected by professional numismatists after screening thousands of coins for quality and eye-appeal. Each coin is housed in an airtight capsule and presented in a luxurious, plush-lined wood box with embossed metallic gold lettering, piano-black finish, and certificate of authenticity. The coins are unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine and will match the exceptional mint-state quality of the ones shown. If you are interested in building a collection, consider adding other great selections from the Relics of a Bygone Era Series to compliment your purchase, including the Early 20th Century Type Set.
history this contemporary 21st-century set features 6 different coins minted from 2000 to the present, including one Lincoln cent, Jefferson nickel, Roosevelt dime, Washington quarter, Kennedy half a dollar, and Sacagawea dollar. The coins in this collection were issued during two of the most transformative decades in American history. They span a time that witnessed the terrorist attack on 9/11, completion of the human genome project, America's first black president, the subprime mortgage crisis, and a period of ultra-rapid technological innovation, including the rise of tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook. As time passes and new coins enter circulation, these will ultimately be remembered as some of the most beloved coins in American history.
HISTORY
this classic 5-coin set features some of the most famous designs ever to grace United States coinage during the first half of the 20th century, including the Indian cent, Buffalo nickel, Mercury dime, Standing Liberty Quarter, and Walking Liberty half a dollar. The coins in this collection were hand-selected by professional numismatists after screening thousands of coins for quality and eye-appeal They span an era that witnessed two World Wars, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and the entirety of Prohibition. More than 70 to 120 years after their last mintage, these coins continue to be among the most beloved in American history
PRODUCT DETAILS
Coin 1:
- Type: Lincoln Cent (1909-Present)
- Variety: Memorial Reverse (1959-2008)
- Designer: Victor David Brenner / Frank Gasparro
- Weight: 2.50 grams
- Diameter: 19.00 mm
- Composition: 97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper
- Obverse Design: Abraham Lincoln, facing right
- Obverse Inscription: LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST / DATE
- Reverse Design: Lincoln Memorial
- Reverse Inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE CENT
Coin 2:
- Type: Jefferson Nickel (1938-Present)
- Designer: Felix Schlag
- Weight: 5.00 grams
- Diameter: 21.2 mm
- Composition: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
- Obverse Design: Thomas Jefferson, facing left
- Obverse Inscription: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / DATE
- Reverse Design: Monticello
- Reverse Inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / FIVE CENTS
Coin 3:
- Type: Roosevelt Dime (1946- Present)
- Variety: Copper-Nickel (1965-Present)
- Designer: John R. Sinnock
- Weight: 2.27 grams
- Diameter: 17.9 mm
- Obverse Design: Franklin Roosevelt, facing left
- Obverse Inscription: LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST / DATE
- Reverse Design: Torch flanked by olive and oak branches
- Reverse Inscription: UNITE STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE DIME
Coin 4:
- Type: Washington Quarter (1932-Present)
- Variety: Statehood (1999-2009)
- Designer: Obverse: John Flanagan. Reverse: Various
- Weight: 5.67 grams
- Diameter: 24.3 mm
- Composition: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a pure copper center
- Obverse Design: George Washington, facing left
- Obverse Inscription: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / QUARTER DOLLAR
- Reverse Design: Varied designs from each of 50 states and territories
Coin 5:
- Type: Kennedy Half Dollar (1964-Present)
- Variety: Copper-Nickel (1971-Present)
- Designer: Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro
- Weight: 11.3 grams
- Diameter: 30.61 mm
- Composition: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a pure copper center
- Obverse Design: John F. Kennedy, facing left
- Obverse Inscription: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / DATE
- Reverse Design: Presidential seal
- Reverse Inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR
Coin 6:
- Type: Sacagawea Dollar (2000-Present)
- Variety: Eagle Reverse (2000-2008)
- Designer: Obverse: Glenna Goodacre. Reverse: Thomas D. Rogers
- Weight: 8.100 grams
- Diameter: 26.49 mm
- Composition: 77% Copper, 12% Zinc, 7% Manganese, and 4% Nickel, over a pure copper center
- Obverse Design: Sacagawea looking over her shoulder with son Jean Baptiste on her back
- Obverse Inscription: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / DATE
- Reverse Design: Soaring Eagle / 17 stars
- Reverse Inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE DOLLAR
- 8 x 6 x 2