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Half Cents
  Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States Half Cents 1793-1857 ▶ Books at Mintmark.com |
Common, scarce and rare U.S. half cents (1793-1857) at Mintmark.com; includes Liberty Cap, Head Facing Left (1793); Liberty Cap, Head Facing Right (1794-97); Draped Bust (1800-08); Classic Head (1809-36); and Braided Hair (1840-57) half cents.
“HALF CENT (UNITED STATES COIN)—The half cent [ 1 ] coin was produced in the United States from 1793-1857. The half-cent piece was made of 100% copper. It was slightly smaller than a modern U.S. quarter, with a diameter of 23.5 mm (0.93 inch). Although it is the lowest face value coin ever produced by the United States, given nineteenth century price levels, in terms of purchasing power, the 1857 half cent would be equivalent to $0.12 in current money . . . There are several different types of half cents . . . There are no mint marks (also spelled mintmarks) on any of the coins (all minted at the Philadelphia Mint) and the edges are plain on most half cents. On the 1793 coin and a variety of the 1797 coin it was lettered TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR and another 1797 variety had a gripped, or milled, edge . . .” — HALF CENT (UNITED STATES COIN) AT WIKIPEDIA
[ 1 ] According to A Guide Book of United States Coins(2012; aka the Red Book), an MS-65 1796 Liberty Cap, Head Facing Right, No Pole half cent sold in a B&M/Stack's auction during May 1996 for $506,000.
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