How Many U.S. Coin Denominations Are There?

The following is a list of all the denominations of U.S. coins officially minted by the for regular circulation minted by the U.S. Mint. All are still legal for use. The Variety may surprise you.

Denomination- Minted From/To- Note

½ Cent- 1793-1857
1 Cent- 1793-Present- We never had a penny denomination
2 Cent- 1864-1873
3 Cent- 1851-1889- Minted in both silver and nickel
5 Cent- 1774-Pesent- Called a half dime at first
10 Cent- 1796-Present
20 Cent- 1875-1878
25 Cent- 1796-Present- Our beloved quarter
50 Cent- 1794-Present
$1 Dollar- 1794-Present- Minted in both silver and gold
$2.50 Dollar- 1796-1929- Called a quarter eagle
$3 Dollar- 1854-1889
$4 Dollar- 1879-1880- Not intended for circulation
$5 Dollar- 1795-1929- Called a half eagle
$10 Dollar- 1795-1933- Called an eagle
$20 Dollar- 1850-1933- Called a double eagle

There are 16 denominations of coins then. I have not included bullion coin denominations in the above list. But these would add $25, $50 and $100 (platinum) denomination coins. I have not included commemorative coins as well or privately minted fractional gold coins. A good argument could be made not to include the $4 gold coin since this was not made for circulation. However, some did get into circulation and are rare but available for collecting.

The 3 cent coin and $3 gold coin were made for easy purchase of U.S. stamps. Neither became very popular and production was discontinued. The twenty cent coin was another unpopular coin being close in size and looks to the quarter. It also was also discontinued.