Regular Issue Coins of the United States of America
| Draped Bust, Small Eagle | 1796-1797 | Obverse, Reverse |
| Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle | 1798-1807 | Obverse, Reverse |
| Capped Bust (Large) | 1809-1828 |
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| Capped Bust (Small) | 1828-1837 |
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| Seated Liberty (No Stars) | 1837-1838 |
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| Seated Liberty (With Stars) | 1838-1860 |
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| Seated Liberty (With Arrows) | 1853-1855 |
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| Seated Liberty (Legend on Obverse) | 1860-1873, 1875-1891 |
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| Seated Liberty (With Arrows) | 1873-1874 |
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| Barber | 1892-1916 |
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| Mercury | 1916-1945 |
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| Roosevelt (Silver) | 1946-1964 | Obverse, Reverse |
| Roosevelt (Clad) | 1965-present | Obverse, Reverse |
Note that it is common to mistake a three cent nickel for a ten cent piece. It has the Roman numeral III on the back.
