US Type Coins
Rare Coins


We are the preferred type coin & rare coin buyer and rare coin seller for collectors and investors alike. Each of the PGS Gold & Coin retail coins shops are staffed with knowledgeable, certified numismatists & coin appraisers. We offer expert coin appraisals to ensure you will get the highest coin price when you want to sell type coins, rare coins, gold coins, Foreign & US coins, and currency because coins are our passion.
Coin collecting, buying, selling, and investing in coins is a pastime spanning hundreds of years that is still popular in modern times. The savvy coin collectors of today place a high value on coins containing precious metals, as well as enjoy marveling at the beauty, rarity, and historic value that coins can provide. Numismatic coins of value include US coins, foreign coins, type coins, and of course, rare key date coins, low mintage coins, and shipwreck recovered treasure coins.
Traits that distinguish a valuable coin from a common coin:

Date
Mint Mark
Condition
Rare Variety

Coins without significant scratches or bag marks are more desirable to collectors. These coins will generally have a greater numismatic value than coins that are cleaned or damaged.
US Type Coins
We buy, sell, and appraise US type coins.

$20 Gold Eagles
Liberty Head, Type 1, No Motto, 1849 – 1866
Liberty Head, Type 2, With Motto, “Twenty D” on Reverse, 1866 – 1876
Liberty Head, Type 3, With Motto, “Twenty Dollars” on Reverse, 1877 – 1907
St. Gaudens, Ultra High Relief, 1907
St. Gaudens, Type 1, High Relief, 1907
St. Gaudens, Type 2, No Motto, 1907 – 1908
St. Gaudens, Type 3, With Motto, 1908 – 1933
$10 Gold Eagles
Draped Bust, Type 1, Small Eagle, 1795 – 1797
Draped Bust, Type 2, Heraldic Eagle, 1797 – 1804
Liberty Head, Type 1, Covered Ear, 1838 – 1839
Liberty Head, Type 2, No Motto, 1836 – 1866
Liberty Head, Type 3, With Motto, 1866 – 1907
Indian, Type 1, Wire Edge, 1907
Indian, Type 2, Rolled Edge, 1907
Draped Bust, Type 1, Small Eagle, 1795 – 1798
Draped Bust, Type 2, Heraldic Eagle, 1795 – 1807
Capped Bust, Type 1, Large Bust, 1807 – 1812
Capped Bust, Type 2, Small Bust, Large Diameter, 1813 – 1829
Capped Bust, Type 3, Small Diameter, 1829 – 1834
Liberty Head, Type 1, No Motto, 1839 – 1866
Liberty Head, Type 2, With Motto, 1866 – 1908
$2.50 Gold Quarter Eagles
Draped Bust, Type 1, No Stars, 1796
Draped Bust, Type 2, Stars on Obverse, 1796 – 1807
Capped Bust, Type 1, Large Cap, 1808
Capped Bust, Type 2, Small Cap, Large Diameter, 1821 – 1827
Capped Bust, Type 3, Small Diameter, 1829 – 1834
$1 Gold Dollar
Gold Dollar, Liberty Head, Type 1, 1849 – 1854
Gold Dollar, Indian Princess, Type 2, Small Head, 1854 – 1856
Gold Dollar, Indian Princess, Type 3, Large Head, 1856 – 1889
Other US Type Coins
Error Coins & Error Currency
Raw Coins & Currency
Graded Coins & Currency
Foreign Coins & Currency
US Silver Coins & US Type Coins

Flowing Hair Dollar, 1794 – 1795
Draped Bust Dollar, Type 1, Small Eagle, 1795 – 1798
Draped Bust Dollar, Type 2, Heraldic Eagle, 1798 – 1804
Peace Dollar, Type 1 High Relief 1921 – 1922
Peace Dollar, Type 2, Low Relief 1922 – 1935
Flowing Hair Half Dollar, 1794 – 1795
Draped Bust Half Dollar, Type 1, Small Eagle, 1796 – 1797
Draped Bust Half Dollar, Type 2, Large Eagle, 1801 – 1807
Capped Bust Half Dollar, Type 1, Lettered Edge, 1807 – 1836
Capped Bust Half Dollar, Type 2, Reeded Edge, “50 Cents” on Reverse, 1836 – 1837
Capped Bust Half Dollar, Type 3, Reeded Edge, “Half Dol” on Reverse, 1838 – 1839
Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Type 1, No Drapery, 1839
Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Type 2, No Motto, 1839 – 1866
Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Type 3, Arrows & Rays, 1853
Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Type 4, No Motto, Arrows at Date, 1854 – 1855
Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Type 5, With Motto, 1866 – 1891
Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Type 6, With Motto, Arrows at Date, 1873 – 1874
Barber Half Dollar, 1892 – 1915
Walking Liberty Half Dollar, 1916 – 1947
Franklin Head Half Dollar, 1948 – 1963
Kennedy Half Dollar, Type 1, Silver 1964, 1992 to date
Kennedy Half Dollar, Type 2, Silver Clad, 1965 – 1970
Kennedy Half Dollar, Type 3, Copper-Nickel Clad, 1971 to date
Kennedy Half Dollar, Type 4, Clad, Bicentennial Reverse, 1976
Kennedy Half Dollar, Type 4, Silver, Bicentennial Reverse, 1976
Kennedy Half Dollar, Type 5, Copper-Nickel Clad, 50th Anniversary, 2014
Kennedy Half Dollar, Type 5, Silver, 50th Anniversary, 2014
Kennedy Half Dollar, Type 5, GOLD, 50th Anniversary, 2014
25c Quarters
Draped Bust Quarter, Type 1, Small Eagle, 1796
Draped Bust Quarter, Type 2, Heraldic Eagle, 1804 – 1807
Capped Bust Quarter, Type 1, Large Size, 1815 – 1828
Capped Bust Quarter, Type 2, Small Size, 1831 – 1838
Liberty Seated Quarter, Type 1, No Drapery, 1838 – 1840
Liberty Seated Quarter, Type 2, No Motto, 1840 – 1865
Liberty Seated Quarter, Type 3, Arrows & Rays, 1853
Liberty Seated Quarter, Type 4, No Motto, Arrows at Date, 1854 – 1855
Liberty Seated Quarter, Type 5, With Motto, 1866 – 1891
Liberty Seated Quarter, Type 6, With Motto, Arrows at Date, 1873 – 1874
Standing Liberty Quarter, Type 1, No Stars Below Eagle, 1916 – 1917
Standing Liberty Quarter, Type 2a, Stars Below Eagle (Pedestal Date), 1917 – 1924
Standing Liberty Quarter, Type 2b, Stars Below Eagle (Recessed Date), 1925 – 1930
Washington Quarter, Type 1, Silver, 1932 – 1964
Washington Quarter, Type 2, Clad, 1965 – 1998
Washington Quarter, Type 3, Clad, Bicentennial Reverse, 1976
Washington Quarter, Type 4, Silver, Bicentennial Reverse, 1976
Washington 50 States Quarters, 1999 – 2008
Washington DC & US Territories Quarters. 1999 – 2008
Washington DC & US Territories Quarters, Type 1, Clad, 2009
Washington DC & US Territories Quarters, Type 2, Silver, 2009
Washington America the Beautiful Quarters, Type 1, Clad, 2010 – 2021
Washington America the Beautiful Quarters, Type 2, Silver, 2010 – 2021
20c Twenty Cents
Twenty Cent Piece, 1875 – 1878
10c Dimes
Draped Bust Dime, Type 1, Small Eagle, 1796 – 1797
Draped Bust Dime, Type 2, Heraldic Eagle, 1798 – 1807
Capped Bust Dime Type 1, Large Dentils, 1809 – 1828
Capped Bust Dime, Type 2, Small Dentils, 1828 – 1837
Liberty Seated Dime, Type 1, No Stars, 1837-1838
Liberty Seated Dime, Type 2, No Drapery, 1838 – 1840
Liberty Seated Dime, Type 3, Stars Obverse, 1840 – 1860
Liberty Seated Dime, Type 4, Stars Obverse, Arrows at Date, 1853 – 1855
Liberty Seated Dime, Type 5, Legend Obverse, 1860 – 1891
Liberty Seated Dime, Type 6, Legend Obverse, Arrows at Date, 1873 – 1874
Roosevelt Dime, Type 1, Silver, 1946 – 1964
Roosevelt Dime, Type 2, Clad, 1965 to date
Half Dimes
Flowing Hair Half Dime, 1794 – 1795
Draped Bust Half Dime, Type 1, Small Eagle, 1796 – 1797
Draped Bust Half Dime, Type 2, Heraldic Eagle, 1800 – 1805
Capped Bust Half Dime, 1829 – 1837
Liberty Seated Half Dime, Type 1, No Stars, 1837 – 1838
Liberty Seated Half Dime, Type 2, No Drapery, 1838 – 1840
Liberty Seated Half Dime, Type 3, Stars on Obverse, 1840 – 1859
Liberty Seated Half Dime, Type 4, Arrows at Date, 1853 – 1855
Liberty Seated Half Dime, Type 5, Legend Obverse, 1860 – 1873
Shield Nickel, Type 1, With Rays, 1866 – 1867
Shield Nickel, Type 2, No Rays, 1867 – 1883
Liberty Nickel, Type 1, No “Cents”, 1883
Liberty Nickel, Type 2, With “Cents”, 1883 – 1915
Buffalo Nickel, Type 1, “Five Cents” On Raised Ground, 1913
Buffalo Nickel, Type 2, “Five Cents” In Recess, 1913 – 1938
Jefferson Nickel, Type 1, Original Design Vintage, 1938 – 1964
Jefferson Nickel, Type 1, Original Design Modern, 1965 – 2003
Jefferson Nickel, Type 2, Silver Alloy, 1942 – 1945
Jefferson Nickel, Type 3, Westward Journey Designs, 2004 – 2005
Jefferson Nickel, Type 4, Return to Monticello, 2006 – to date
3c Three Cents
Three Cent Silver, Type 1, Small Star, 1851 – 1853
Three Cent Silver, Type 2, Large Star, Three Lines, 1854 – 1858
Three Cent Silver, Type 3, Large Star, Two Lines, 1859 – 1873
2c Two Cents
1c Large Cents
Flowing Hair Large Cent, Type 1, Chain Cent, 1793
Flowing Hair Large Cent, Type 2, Wreath Cent, 1793
Flowing Hair Large Cent, Type 3, Liberty Cap, Beaded Border, 1793
Flowing Hair Large Cent, Type 4, Liberty Cap, Denticled Border, 1794 – 1796
Classic Head Cent, 1808 – 1814
Coronet Head Cent, 1816 – 1839
Braided Hair Cent, 1839 – 1857
1c Small Cents
Flying Eagle Cent, 1856 – 1858
Indian Cent, Type 1, No Shield – 1859
Indian Cent, Type 2, Copper-Nickel – 1860 – 1864
Indian Cent, Type 3, Bronze – 1864 – 1909
Lincoln Cent, Type 1, Wheat Reverse – 1909 – 1958
Lincoln Cent, Type 2, Steel – 1943
Lincoln Cent, Type 3, Memorial Reverse (Copper) – 1959 – 1982
Lincoln Cent, Type 4, Memorial Reverse (Zinc) – 1982 – 2008
Lincoln Cent, Type 5, Bi-Centennial – 2009
Lincoln Cent, Type 6, Shield Reverse (2010 to date)
Half Cents
Liberty Cap Half Cent, Type 1, Facing Left – 1793
Liberty Cap Half Cent, Type 2, Facing Right, Large Head – 1794
Liberty Cap Half Cent, Type 3, Facing Right, Small Head – 1795 – 1797
Draped Bust Half Cent, 1800 – 1808

Rare Coins

Do you want to sell your rare coin or rare coin collection? Are you searching for a special coin to complete your coin collection, or to make an investment in? We are rare coin sellers, rare coin buyers, with the expertise to assist you with all rare coin transactions including rare coin appraisals. Don’t try selling your rare coins online or get taken advantage of by a fly-by-night coin appraiser. We are certified rare coin buyers that pay cash for rare coins, type coins, gold coins, silver coins, bullion coins, US and World coins, US & World currency.
Valuable coins such as the flowing hair, draped bust, capped bust, liberty head, and liberty seated, are all familiar to American coin collectors. Rare coins worth such high dollars need to be authenticated & certified by PCGS and/or NGC, and stored securely in a temperature-controlled environment. If you want to buy a rare coin, call us today for rare coin pricing.
Check out these notable auction prices for these rare coins!

- 1913 Liberty Head V Nickel $4,408,650
- 1870-S Liberty Seated Dollar $1,959,995
- 1927-D St Gaudens Double Eagle $1,200,000
- 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar $825,098
- 1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar $745,000
- 1933 Indian Head Gold Eagle $600,000
- 1817 Capped Bust Half Dollar $500,000
- 1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar $500,000
- 1901 Morgan Silver Dollar $425,000
- 1893-S Morgan Silver Dollar $300,000

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If you’re looking for a certified US type coin & rare coin dealer where you can buy US type coins, sell US type coins, or have US type coins appraised, contact PGS Gold & Coin today. PGS Gold & Coin is a trusted US type Coin Dealer, certified US type coin buyer, and US type coin seller in the Chicago area and Midwest region.
As Certified Coin Dealers, Appraisers, and Precious Metal Specialists, PGS Gold & Coin buys, sells, and appraises coin collections, stamp collections, gold & diamond jewelry, along with a wide variety of items. PGS Gold & Coin provides free evaluations, estate & insurance appraisals, safe deposit box appraisals, and coin grading submission services. PGS Gold & Coin can assist you in buying, selling, and investing in gold bullion, silver bullion, platinum bullion, palladium bullion, and rhodium bullion, as well as guide you through investing in Precious Metal IRA. PGS Gold & Coin GIA Certified Diamond Buyers appraise diamond engagement rings, diamond jewelry, loose diamonds, and gemstones. PGS Gold & Coin pays top dollar for diamond rings, diamond jewelry, sterling silver, and scrap dental gold. PGS Gold & Coin retail stores feature rare coins, antique silver coins, US gold coins, foreign gold coins, silver dollars, type coins, ancient coins, medals, tokens, old US currency, foreign currency, Confederate currency & Civil War currency. Our online store features all of the above plus fine watches, antique pocket watches, autographed sports memorabilia, historical documents, militaria, US & foreign war memorabilia, comic books, vintage toys, model trains, musical instruments, rare stamps, estate jewelry, luxury fur coats, designer handbags, purses, fine wine collections, antiques, and collectibles. We also buy smartphones, cell phones, iPads, laptops, video game consoles, and other new in-the-box electronics.
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