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I'm happy to share the nicest coins of my collection with the folks at iReport!

1. 1909 P Lincoln Cent. It's called a VDB because the artist's initials are on the reverse (Victor David Brenner). This was later removed because it was thought to be improper.

2. This is a commemorative coin released in 1925 to fund the carving of Stone Mountain in Georgia. For those familiar with the carving, the design you see today is actually the second carving. The first one was supposed to look like the obverse of this coin but the project ran out of money.

3. This is what is called a capped bust half dollar. It's bigger than the half dollars many of you are most familiar with.

4. This is your average Washington quarter but as you can see something lovely happened with the color while it was being stored. This is basically tarnishing, but many people find it aesthetically pleasing.

5. Did you know we used to have half-cent coins? This is about the diameter of a modern quarter.

6. How about three cent coins? This is a very delicate silver piece, smaller and thinner than a dime. They were created for purchasing 3 cent stamps easily.

7. Here is another half cent, and dating to 1804 is the oldest US coin in my collection. She's absolutely beautiful.

8. This is a Type 1 Buffalo nickel. This is my favorite coin design. It's called 'type 1' because later in the year the relief of the design was lowered to make the coins easier to strike.

9. This is an Indian Head cent. I chose an 1863 coin for my collection because it is a Civil War date.

10. This Lincoln Cent from 1944 was struck from copper made from spent shell casings from WWII.

Thank you and I hope you enjoyed my collection!

PLEASE NOTE: ALL COINS SHOWN ARE OWNED BY ME AND ALL PHOTOGRAPHS WERE SHOT BY ME. PLEASE DO NOT USE FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.