Product Information
This classic 5-coin set features some of the most famous designs to ever grace United States coinage during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each set includes one Indian cent, Liberty nickel, Barber dime, Barber quarter, and Barber half dollar minted between 1870 and 1916. The coins for this special offer were hand-selected by professional numismatists after screening thousands of collectible coins for quality and eye-appeal. They span a period beginning with the radical political and civil rights issues of post-Civil War Reconstruction, through the rapid economic growth and industrialization of the Gilded Age, and ending during the height of World War I. More than 100 years after their last mintage, these coins continue to be among the most beloved in American history. Each coin is housed in an airtight capsule and the set is 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 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.
commerce for generations until silver coins were mostly hoarded from circulation by the late 1960s
PRODUCT DETAILS
Coin 1:
- Type: Indian Cent (1859-1909)
- Variety: Copper (1864-1909)
- Designer: James B. Longacre
- Weight: 3.11 grams
- Diameter: 19 mm
- Composition: 0.950 copper, 0.50 tin and zinc
- Obverse Design: Lady Liberty with feathered headdress, facing left
- Obverse Inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / DATE
- Reverse Design: Oak wreath and shield
- Reverse Inscription: ONE CENT
Coin 2:
- Type: Liberty Nickel (1883-1913)
- Designer: Charles E. Barber
- Weight: 5.00 grams
- Diameter: 21.2 mm
- Composition: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
- Obverse Design: Lady Liberty, facing left, with coronet, cotton, and wheat / 13 stars
- Obverse Inscription: DATE
- Reverse Design: Wreath of cotton, wheat, and corn
- Reverse Inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / V CENTS
Coin 3:
- Type: Barber Dime (1892-1916)
- Designer: Charles E. Barber
- Weight: 2.5 grams
- Diameter: 17.9 mm
- Composition: 0.900 silver, 0.100 copper
- Net silver weight: 0.07234 oz pure silver
- Obverse Design: Liberty, facing right, with pileus and headband
- Obverse Inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBERTY / DATE
- Reverse Design: Wreath of corn, wheat, maple, and oak
- Reverse Inscription: ONE DIME
Coin 4:
- Type: Barber Quarter (1892-1916)
- Designer: Charles E. Barber
- Weight: 6.25 grams
- Diameter: 24.3 mm
- Composition: 0.900 silver, 0.100 copper
- Net silver weight: 0.18084 oz pure silver
- Obverse Design: Liberty, facing right, with pileus and headband / 13 stars
- Obverse Inscription: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / DATE
- Reverse Design: Heraldic eagle with shield, scroll, olive branch, and 13 arrows / 13 stars
- Reverse Inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / QUARTER DOLLAR
Coin 5:
- Type: Barber Half Dollar (1892-1915)
- Designer: Charles E. Barber
- Weight: 12.5 grams
- Diameter: 30.0 mm
- Composition: 0.900 silver, 0.100 copper
- Net silver weight: 0.36169 oz pure silver
- Obverse Design: Liberty, facing right, with pileus and headband / 13 stars
- Obverse Inscription: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / DATE
- Reverse Design: Heraldic eagle with shield, scroll, olive branch, and 13 arrows / 13 stars
- Reverse Inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / HALF DOLLAR
- 8 x 6 x 2