1962 Franklin Half Dollar

The Franklin Half Dollar was minted from 1948 to 1963. It was designed by John R. Sinnock. The obverse pictures Benjamin Franklin facing towards the right and the reverse shows the Liberty Bell and an eagle to the right of the bell. The Franklin Half Dollar weights 12.5 grams with a diameter if 30.6 mm. The composition is 90% silver and 10% copper. These coins were minted at the Philadelphia Mint from 1948 to 1963, at the Denver Mint in 1948-54, 57-63, and at The San Francisco Mint in 1949, 51-54.

1883 Liberty Head Nickel

The Liberty Head nickel, is also called the V nickel due to the Roman numeral V on the reverse side. Liberty Head Nickels were minted from 1883 to 1912. Though, an mint official did produced some V Nickels dated 1913. There are only five 1913 V nickels known. The Liberty Head nickels were minted at Philadelphia, except for a small quantity minted in 1912 from Denver and San Francisco. The first type of this coin in 1883 did not have the word CENTS on the reverse, but was added on later that year. The coins was designed by Charles E. Barber. The composition is 75% copper and 25% nickel, with a 21.2 mm diameter. It weights 5 grams and has a plain edge.

1915 Buffalo Nickel

The Buffalo nickel was designed by James Earle Fraser. The obverse of
the coin has a profile of a Native American. Fraser used three models for the coin; Iron Tail, who was a Oglala Sioux, Two Moons, a Cheyenne chief and John Big Tree from the Seneca Nation. Underneath the date is his initial F. On the reverse side, a bison named Black Diamond was used as a model for the coin. The Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938. In 1937 too much polishing on some of the coins at the Denver Mint caused the right foreleg on the bison to be removed creating the three legged variety. There is also a 3 ½ variety from 1936 also from the Denver Mint. The coins were minted at three mints; Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. The coins are also know as Bison or Indian Head nickels. The coins weight 5 grams are are made of 75% copper and 25% nickel with a diameter of 21.2 mm.