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Whether your desire is to gather one example of every type from the 1790's onward, or to build a specialty subset such as types from the 20th century, type-coin collecting is an attractive and affordable way to build a collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yiv0608038144MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis newly updated edition of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eUnited States Type Coins\u003c\/i\u003e explores more than 250 distinct coin designs, from the 1792 half dimes up to today's American Innovation dollars, and every gold, silver, copper, steel, nickel, and other coin in between. 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