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Half Cents

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.

1811 Classic Head Half Cent
5.44 grams; copper; 23.5 mm

"HALF CENT (UNITED STATES COIN)—The half cent 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 no mint marks [often 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. This version was edited and (or) revised by Mintmark.com.

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