How many different looking coins are now circulating in the US

ambro51 · September 25, 2013 12:21AM

Given all the state etc quarters and small dollars. Anyone care to calculate the answer?

joeykoins · September 25, 2013 12:24AM

Good question. I'll quickly guess, considering all old coinage too, 50! I averaged about 4 in every denomination.

ricko · September 25, 2013 12:24AM

Not even going to try.... SHQ's, Parks, Lincolns, nickels...... heck, only the dime is staying consistent right now...Cheers, RickO

keyman64 · September 25, 2013 12:27AM

Don't forget the Canadian coins that are circulating here too!

OldEastside · September 25, 2013 1:07AM

at least 85

Steve

s4ny · September 25, 2013 1:10AM

rough numbers:
1 50 cents
65 quarters
1 dime
3 nickels
7 pennies
2 dollars

79 coins

Davideo · September 25, 2013 1:35AM

<< rough numbers:
1 50 cents
65 quarters
1 dime
3 nickels
7 pennies
2 dollars

79 coins >>

I think your quarters number is too low.

"regular" Washington Quarter
Bicentenial Quarter
55 state/territory quarters
20 (4 years) ATB quarters (actually, I'm not sure if all of the 2013's have actually been released yet)

So maybe more like 77 quarters?

PerryHall · September 25, 2013 2:01AM

<< Good question. I'll quickly guess, considering all old coinage too, 50! I averaged about 4 in every denomination. >>

50 would cover the statehood quarters alone. Add 7 for the territories and all the ATB quarters and all the various designs in the other denominations you're talking close to double that amount.

Arcimboldo · September 25, 2013 2:18AM

US Coins: ~128

Cents: 6 (Memorial, 2009x4, Shield)
Nickels: 6 (Classic, 2004x2, 2005x2, Current)
Dimes: 1
Quarters: 77 (Classic, Bicent, Statesx50, Terrotoriesx6, ATBx19)
Halves: 2 (Classic, Bicent)
Dollars: 36 (Eisenhower, Bicent, SBA, Presidentsx27, Sacagawea&Native Americanx6)

You could subtract dollars which were only available from the mint and add in wheats, buffalos, etc.

joeykoins · September 25, 2013 4:19AM

<< 

<< Good question. I'll quickly guess, considering all old coinage too, 50! I averaged about 4 in every denomination. >>

50 would cover the statehood quarters alone. Add 7 for the territories and all the ATB quarters and all the various designs in the other denominations you're talking close to double that amount. >>

Different is the key word! Yes,your right! What was I thinking? I'll change my answer to 150. ( Sorry,only one answer to an contestant.)

ModCrewman · September 25, 2013 4:39AM

<< US Coins: ~128

Cents: 6 (Memorial, 2009x4, Shield)
Nickels: 6 (Classic, 2004x2, 2005x2, Current)
Dimes: 1
Quarters: 77 (Classic, Bicent, Statesx50, Terrotoriesx6, ATBx19)
Halves: 2 (Classic, Bicent)
Dollars: 36 (Eisenhower, Bicent, SBA, Presidentsx27, Sacagawea&Native Americanx6)

You could subtract dollars which were only available from the mint and add in wheats, buffalos, etc. >>

This looks pretty good to me...nicely done.

SaorAlba · September 25, 2013 4:52AM

How about the odd Bahamas, Bermuda and even British coins - I find them frequently enough that I have accumulations of all of them from circulation.

johnny9434 · September 25, 2013 5:07AM

i would think it was closer to 128 as well.

ambro51 · September 25, 2013 9:17PM

128. WOW. Just think about all the dates and mintmarks involved and simply putting together a set of all circulating current coins would be a Herculean, though inexpensive, collecting task.

mustangmanbob · September 25, 2013 9:38PM

My friend run's a CiCi's pizza. With all the state / NP, etc quarters now, his cashiers really do not have any idea what a quarter is supposed to look like on the back side. When someone pays for their meal in quarters, and has stacks of them on the counter, and there is a long line of people waiting to pay, a lot of other stuff is getting through. French Francs are common, German Marks, Italian Lira, and then the British Caribbean coins.

The sorter kicks them all out, and he is stuck with a revenue loss.

TwoSides2aCoin · September 25, 2013 9:40PM

Just one. Susan B Anthony. How different do you want ?

joeykoins · September 25, 2013 11:32PM

Wait a minute. I just thought, if your talking "different", then,all Proofs,all,d minted,all p minted,all s minted,all business strikes,all satin finish... All these would have to come into play! WoW! Then were talking probably around 400-500 different U.S. coins in circulation today.WoW! Am I right?

cladking · September 26, 2013 12:33AM

<< Wait a minute. I just thought, if your talking "different", then,all Proofs,all,d minted,all p minted,all s minted,all business strikes,all satin finish... All these would have to come into play! WoW! Then were talking probably around 400-500 different U.S. coins in circulation today.WoW! Am I right?

>>

A lot more than that.

Throw in the varieties and there are even more.

Back in the mid-'60's it was only five new coins a year. It seemed it would take forever before there was any variety in circulation.

CaptHenway · September 26, 2013 12:41AM

<< US Coins: ~128

Cents: 6 (Memorial, 2009x4, Shield)
Nickels: 6 (Classic, 2004x2, 2005x2, Current)
Dimes: 1
Quarters: 77 (Classic, Bicent, Statesx50, Terrotoriesx6, ATBx19)
Halves: 2 (Classic, Bicent)
Dollars: 36 (Eisenhower, Bicent, SBA, Presidentsx27, Sacagawea&Native Americanx6)

You could subtract dollars which were only available from the mint and add in wheats, buffalos, etc. >>

I agree with everything except the Ike and the Bicent Ike. The large dollars do not circulate any more. I give them out as tip money, but you cannot order them from a bank. You can order small dollars.

TD

Icollecteverything · September 26, 2013 3:34AM

It SEEMS like this would be good for beginners but I just don't know. Maybe it's too overwhelming. I think if I was a kid just starting out it would be fun just looking for all the different state quarters. They will never be worth much but neither are most of the wheaties I saved 45 years ago.

s4ny · September 26, 2013 3:35AM

Makes me appreciate the dimes!

I don't think we can count most of the dollars. just the
Sacs and Susans. If you can take a $1 bill to the bank
and get a $1 coin, I will count it.

Has anyone gotten a President coin in change? Or, an Ike?

Since the OP did not restrict the count to US coins, there are
certainly Canadian, Bahama, UK, etc coins circulating.
I was at a car wash in Rochester one time and when I got
50c in change I got 2 Canadian Quarters. I did not accept them.

joeykoins · September 28, 2013 12:14AM

Well,Ambro51,do you have an answer for us?

How many different looking coins are now circulating in the US

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