A quick reference for the requested U.S. silver and silver-content coin types. Each entry includes years made, history, metal composition, silver weight, designer, Krause number, obverse and reverse descriptions, diameter, weight, edge, and thickness.
Coin photos are real generic reference images from Wikimedia Commons / public coin-image sources, selected to show a clean obverse and reverse view for each coin type.
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Reference photos: Wikimedia Commons / public coin image sources.
History: World War II nickel alloy, made to conserve nickel for the war effort.
Obverse: Thomas Jefferson portrait.
Reverse: Monticello with large mint mark above dome.
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History: Classic Barber silver dime series.
Obverse: Liberty head with cap and laurel wreath.
Reverse: Denomination within wreath.
Reference photos: Wikimedia Commons / public coin image sources.
History: Often called the Mercury dime; the obverse is Liberty, not Mercury.
Obverse: Winged Liberty Head.
Reverse: Fasces and olive branch.
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History: Silver Roosevelt dime type before the 1965 clad changeover.
Obverse: Franklin D. Roosevelt portrait.
Reverse: Torch with olive and oak branches.
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History: Barber quarter design used from 1892 through 1916.
Obverse: Liberty head with cap and laurel wreath.
Reverse: Heraldic eagle with shield.
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History: Design changed during the series, including Type 1 and Type 2 varieties.
Obverse: Standing Liberty with shield.
Reverse: Eagle in flight.
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History: Silver Washington quarter type before clad quarters began in 1965.
Obverse: George Washington portrait.
Reverse: Heraldic eagle with wreath.
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History: Barber half dollar series.
Obverse: Liberty head with cap and laurel wreath.
Reverse: Heraldic eagle with shield.
Reference photos: Wikimedia Commons / public coin image sources.
History: One of the most admired U.S. silver coin designs.
Obverse: Liberty walking toward sunrise.
Reverse: Eagle perched on mountain pine.
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History: Short silver half-dollar series before the Kennedy design.
Obverse: Benjamin Franklin portrait.
Reverse: Liberty Bell with small eagle.
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History: First-year Kennedy half dollar in 90% silver.
Obverse: John F. Kennedy portrait.
Reverse: Presidential seal eagle.
Reference photos: local 1967 Kennedy half dollar images included in this folder.
History: Reduced-silver Kennedy half dollar used after the 1964 issue.
Obverse: John F. Kennedy portrait.
Reverse: Presidential seal eagle.
Reference photos: Wikimedia Commons / public coin image sources.
History: Large classic U.S. silver dollar series.
Obverse: Liberty head with Phrygian cap.
Reverse: Eagle with wreath, arrows, and olive branch.
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History: Created to mark peace after World War I.
Obverse: Liberty head with radiant crown.
Reverse: Eagle resting on rock with PEACE.
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History: 40% silver collector versions, not the regular copper-nickel circulation strikes.
Obverse: Dwight D. Eisenhower portrait.
Reverse: Apollo 11 eagle landing on moon; 1976 Bicentennial type has Liberty Bell/moon reverse.
Reference photos: Wikimedia Commons / public coin image sources.
History: One-ounce U.S. silver bullion coin; reference range here stops at 2013 per requested list.
Obverse: Walking Liberty.
Reverse: Heraldic eagle with shield.