The coins
The US coins shown in the coin tray, the melt chart and on the coin pages are photographs from Wikimedia Commons in the public domain. US coin designs are works of the United States government. Each picture has been cut to a circle and set on white.
Morgan dollar, 1879-S: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Peace dollar, 1921: National Numismatic Collection, Smithsonian, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Walking Liberty half dollar, 1916-S: Wikimedia Commons.jpg), public domain.
Franklin half dollar, 1963-D: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Kennedy half dollar, 1964: Bibliotheque nationale de France, Wikimedia Commons.jpg), public domain.
Washington quarter, 1944-S: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Mercury dime, 1943-D: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Roosevelt dime, 1962-D: Bibliotheque nationale de France, Wikimedia Commons.jpg), public domain.
American Silver Eagle, 2022: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Photographs on the coin pages
Silver dollars: an 1878-CC Morgan dollar and the back of a 1921 Peace dollar, National Numismatic Collection, Smithsonian, Wikimedia Commons, public domain; set side by side on white.
Junk silver: Wikimedia Commons, released to the public domain by its author; cropped and lightened.
Walking Liberty half dollars in three grades: BrayLockBoy, Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence; lightened.
A coin album and coins: Anemonemma, Generalissima and 3df, Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
More photographs of coins
Investment silver on a sheet of card: tubes of Franklin and Kennedy half dollars, two Silver Eagles in capsules, a 1964 Kennedy half dollar, a worn Morgan dollar and a pile of wartime nickels: BrayLockBoy, Wikimedia Commons, public domain; lightened and sharpened a little.
Two stacks of half dollars: silver Walking Liberty halves on the left, later clad halves with copper showing at their edges on the right: BrayLockBoy, Wikimedia Commons, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
A 1964 Kennedy half dollar standing on a granite counter: slgckgc, Wikimedia Commons.jpg), under the CC BY 2.0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
Morgan dollars in graders’ plastic holders laid out in rows, two PCGS holders at the front: Bruxton, Wikimedia Commons, public domain; lightened and sharpened a little.
An 1880-S Morgan dollar in a red Paramount holder labelled as from the Redfield collection: Bruxton, Wikimedia Commons, under the CC0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
A hand magnifier lying on a pile of coins, tokens and medallions: PattayaPatrol, Wikimedia Commons, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
A 1902-O Morgan dollar in an NGC holder, graded MS 63: Bruxton, Wikimedia Commons, public domain; lightened and sharpened a little.
A 1923 Peace dollar in an NGC holder graded MS 63, labelled Binion Collection: Bruxton, Wikimedia Commons, public domain; lightened and sharpened a little.
A 2020 Silver Eagle in a black NGC holder graded MS 70: ARAR123, Wikimedia Commons, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
A hand holding a 2015 Silver Eagle, eagle side up, in a blue NGC holder: Billjones94, Wikimedia Commons, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
A Silver Eagle in a clear capsule in a wooden box, with a 1943 Walking Liberty half dollar beside it: BrayLockBoy, Wikimedia Commons, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
Eight US half dollars in two rows, faces above and backs below: a bicentennial Kennedy, a Kennedy, a Franklin and a Walking Liberty: EnLorax G. Edward Johnson, Wikimedia Commons, under the CC BY 3.0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
A stack of 1963 Franklin half dollars in a clear round coin holder: EdditoVulgata, Wikimedia Commons, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
The first page of a Whitman coin folder filled with Franklin half dollars: Bruxton, Wikimedia Commons, public domain; lightened and sharpened a little.
Close-up of a 1952 Franklin half dollar beside a Kennedy half dollar: frankieleon, Wikimedia Commons.jpg), under the CC BY 2.0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
Five Morgan dollars in graded holders from three grading services on a wooden table: Bruxton, Wikimedia Commons, public domain; lightened and sharpened a little.
Three men in suits look over trays of old coins at a numismatic convention in Washington, D.C., in a black and white photograph: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Wikimedia Commons, public domain; lightened and sharpened a little.
A large old coin scale in a glass case at the New Orleans Mint: Peter Clericuzio, Wikimedia Commons, public domain; lightened and sharpened a little.
Two toned Morgan silver dollars in clear capsules on a wooden table, one showing Liberty and one the eagle: Bruxton, Wikimedia Commons, public domain; lightened and sharpened a little.
A round plastic tub full of coins from many countries: Billjones94, Wikimedia Commons, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; lightened and sharpened a little.
The bullion coins and the Midtown street come from Pexels and are used under the Pexels licence. Every coin is shown as an example; none is offered for sale.