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1902 Barber dime obverse and reverse Photo is public domain on Wikimedia.

Here's everything you need to know about scarce Barber dimes, common Barber dimes, and how to start your own collection of Barber dimes.

The District of Columbia quarter, released in January 2009, is easy to collect from circulating coins.

1990s mint sets are easily found, but the 1999 Mint set does not include the 1999 Susan B. Anthony dollar coin.

Liberty nickels from 1883 to 1912 are a small series of coins to collect. However, it's not very easy to complete a set of Liberty Head nickels -- see why. Plus tips for collecting Liberty nickels or V nickels when you're on a budget!

In the 1960s, United States coins underwent several changes. You can see the course of these changes when assembling a complete collection of mint sets from the 1960s.

Commemorative coins have been minted since 1892. The U.S. Mint has produced circulating commemorative coins and non-circulating commemorative coins in order to commemorate people, places, landmarks, events and other special occurrences in U.S. history. Commemorative coins come in denominations of quarters, half-dollars, dollars, and gold coins.

The new Louis Braille Silver Dollar honors the inventor of the Braille reading system for the blind. The surcharges from this coin will go to the National Federation of the Blind.

See history and facts about the first Lincoln Bicentennial penny released in 2009 -- the Lincoln log cabin penny -- which honors Lincoln's birth and early childhood in Kentucky from the years 1809 to 1816.

The Puerto Rico quarter is the 2nd quarter issued in the Washington D.C. and Territories coins. It was released on March 30, 2009. Puerto Rico quarters sell for between 50 cents and $1 from most coin dealers. The quarters are also available at face value from banks.