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billion struck at Philadelphia and Denver
combined, a 1964 Washington quarter is
going to be inexpensive in any grade short
of MS67. The date lists for $26 in MS65.
You can probably purchase an uncircu-
lated piece at a coin show for little more
than its bullion value.
- Washington Quarter, First Year
of Clad Issues, 1965. With nearly two
billion minted, the 1965 quarter lists for
$10 in MS65, but you should be able to
find one for much less than that.
- Washington Quarter, Last Year
of Original Reverse Design, 1998. With
the State Quarter reverses introduced in
1999 on the bicentennial of Washington’s
death, 1998 is the last issue bearing
Flanagan’s reverse design. Combined
mintages at Philadelphia and Denver
topped a billion and a half. An MS
specimen should cost less than $20, with
a PR65 under $10.
- Walking Liberty Half Dollar,
First Year, 1916. Adolph Weinman crafted
another winner with his Walking Liberty
half dollar design. Coins were struck at
all three mints, with Denver producing the
most. Values for the 1916-D (mintmark
on the obverse) range from $44 in G4 to
$2,450 in MS65. A VF20 is $180, with an
MS63 worth about $800.
- Walking Liberty Half Dollar,
Last Year, 1947. Nearly eight million
were produced at the two mints. In MS65,
the 1947 lists for $125, the 1947-D for
$130. A decent circulated piece should
be available for close to its bullion value.
- Franklin Half Dollar, First Year,
- Slightly more than seven million
of these John R. Sinnock-designed coins
were produced in its first year, with the
1948 listing for $66 in MS65, the 1948-D
than face value. Chief Engraver Frank
Gasparro created the design, which honors
President Eisenhower on the obverse and
the moon landing on the reverse.- Eisenhower Dollar, Last Year,
- The combined mintage of the
1978 and 1978-D exceeded 50 million,
so this should be another inexpensive
type coin. Values on MW are $6.50 for
either date in MS63. Slightly circulated
specimens should be easy to find and
very inexpensive. - Susan B. Anthony Dollar, First
Year, 1979. As he did for the Eisenhower
dollar, Frank Gasparro designed this
attempt to produce a circulating dollar
coin. Women’s rights pioneer Susan B.
Anthony is paired with Gasparro’s Ike
dollar reverse on this small-sized dollar.
Large mintages in 1979 ensure that a coin
for our type set will be inexpensive. List
values are just $2.50 apiece for the 1979-
PDS in MS63. - Susan B. Anthony Dollar, Last
Year, 1999. Although no Anthony dollars
were made for circulation from 1981
through 1998, a final issue was coined in
1999 to satisfy vending machine needs.
More than 40 million 1999 and 1999-Ds
were struck, and each lists for just $3 in
MS63 or $10 in MS65.- Sacagawea Dollar, First Year,
- Designed by Glenna Goodacre,
this coin’s obverse features an imagined
version of Sacagawea, the young Native
American who accompanied Lewis and
Clark on their historic mission. Mint
Engraver Thomas D. Rogers Sr. produced
an eagle in flight for the reverse. Mintages
for the first year were huge, so values for
the 2000 and 2000-D are just $2 apiece
for coins in MS63. List values in MS
are $7.50 and $11, respectively. - Sacagawea Dollar, Original
Reverse, Last Year, 2008. Beginning in
2009, the Sacagawea dollar has had an
annually changing reverse, which makes
2008 the final year of the original design.
Although the mintages that year were
relatively small, the coins didn’t circulate
so values are low in MS63, just $2 for the
2008 and $3.50 for the 2008-D.
As you can see, forming a type set of
all 20th century issues can be an interest-
ing exercise. The only problematic first-
year coin is the 1916 Standing Liberty
quarter, but you can include a coin with
the same initial design by looking at the
second year of the series.
If you think this first-year, last-year
approach sounds interesting, see what you
can do with it. I’m betting you’ll have a lot
of fun in your pursuit.
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for $90. At a large coin show, you can
expect to find a nearly uncirculated piece
for close to its bullion value.- Franklin Half Dollar, Last Year,
- With nearly 90 million coined at
the two mints, the 1963 lists for $60 in
MS65, with the 1963-D worth $75. You
should be able to find nice AU-BU pieces
for little more than their bullion values. - Kennedy Half Dollar, First Year,
- Because of the popularity of the
assassinated president, this Frank Gasparro-
designed coin was produced in vast quanti-
ties in 1964, the last date for 90 percent
silver half dollars. With a combined mint-
age of more than 400 million pieces, the
1964 lists for $35 in MS65, the 1964-D for
$45. You should be able to obtain a decent
one for close to its bullion value. - Peace Dollar, First Year, 1921.
The 1921 Peace dollar is a one-year type
coin, as it is the only date with Anthony de
Francisci’s high-relief design. Because of
the 1921s type status, demand keeps the
price higher than you would expect given
its mintage. Values range from $65 in G
to $1,600 in MS65. Because of an abbre-
viated range of values in lower grades,
there’s little reason to purchase a grade
lower than VF20, which lists for $100. - Peace Dollar, Last Year, 1935.
There are two possibilities, the 1935
and the 1935-S. Neither is particularly
expensive despite having mintages below
two million. In XF40, they’re both valued
around $50, and in AU50, the values are
$65 for the 1935, and about $100 for the
1935-S. You can probably purchase them
for less at a coin show. - Eisenhower Dollar, First Year,
- With their large mintages, you won’t
have to pay much for either a 1971 or
1971-D Ike dollar. MW indicates that
MS63 examples are worth $5 and $4,
respectively. You can probably find slightly
circulated coins priced at slightly more