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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 26674249, member: 27832&quot;]Do other countries more frequently change the designs for all denominations at once? (I know about British coins and royals, but not much about others.)</p><p><br /></p><p>In the US, I think things are a little too chaotic for that arrangement to make sense. Just in the 20th century, we had these design changes (and I&#039;m aware I&#039;m leaving some out):</p><p><br /></p><p>Cent: 1909 (Indian -&gt; Lincoln obverse), 1943 (steel), 1944-46 (&quot;shell case&quot; alloy), 1959 (Memorial reverse), 1962 (bronze -&gt; brass)</p><p>Nickel: 1913 (Liberty -&gt; Indian/Buffalo), 1938 (Jefferson/Monticello), 1942-1945 (wartime composition/mint-mark placement), 1968 (mint-mark placement)</p><p>Dime: 1916 (Barber -&gt; Mercury), 1946 (Mercury -&gt; FDR), 1965 (clad)</p><p>Quarter: 1916 (Barber -&gt; SLQ), 1932 (Washington), 1965 (clad), 1990s (whenever they went over to the noodle hair), 1999 (start of the State Quarters)</p><p>Half: 1916 (Barber -&gt; Walker), 1948 (Walker -&gt; Franklin), 1964 (Franklin -&gt; JFK), 1965 (40% clad), 1968 (MM placement), 1971 (no mo silver)</p><p>Dollar: 1921 (Morgan -&gt; Peace), 1971 (Ike), 1979 (SBA), 2000 (Sac), and that&#039;s not even counting all the intervals where none of <i>any</i> type were struck</p><p><br /></p><p>Other than 1916 (end of Barbers) and the big composition change in 1964, few of these changes line up with each other. A &quot;teens&quot; set could have a Liberty or Buffalo nickel, Barber or Mercury dime, Barber or SLQ, Barber or Walker, and no dollar at all. A &quot;twenties&quot; set would have only one choice for cent, nickel, dime, quarter (ignoring SLQ sub-varieties), and half, but two choices for dollar. And so on...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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