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Half Cent information by year and type Histories, photos, mintages, mints, metal contents, edge designs, designers, and more; Half cent coin pictures, Coin Page Database; This half cent (numismatics.org:1858.1.1) was the first coin donated to the American Numismatic Society; Half Cent, Coin Type from United States Photos, mintage, varieties
The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar.In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in the United States, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is twice the weight of the quarter.
Before you spend your coins, look out for some of these valuable half-dollars worth up to $1.5 million. See: Check Your $2 Bills — They Could Be Worth Upwards of $4,500
Cents minted in 1943 were struck on planchets punched from zinc-coated steel which left the resulting edges uncoated. This caused many of these coins to rust. These "steel pennies" are not likely to be found in circulation today, as they were later intentionally removed from circulation for recycling the metal and by collectors. However, cents ...
Just about all of the coins you will come across in your lifetime are worth what they say they are worth -- a half dollar is worth 50 cents, a quarter is worth 25 cents, and on down the line. In ...
This coin is worth up to $5,000 depending on its condition, with uncirculated versions selling for up to $1,950 and Full Bell Line examples going for as much as $5,000.
Small Cent 19.05 mm 4.67 g 1856-1864 2.5 g 1982–present Three Dollar 20.5 mm 5.01 g 1853–1876 Nickel 21.21 mm 5 g 1866–present Nickel 21.21 mm 5 g 1942–1945 Twenty Cent 22 mm 5 g 1875–1878 $5 Half Eagle 21.6 mm 8.36 g 1795–1929 $10 American Gold Eagle 22 mm 7.78 g 1986–present $25 American Platinum Eagle 22 mm 7.78 g 1997 ...
The rarest half dollar is the 1892-O "Micro O", in which the mint mark "O" for New Orleans was impressed on the half dollar die with a puncheon intended for the quarter; other key dates are the regular 1892-O, 1892-S, 1893-S, 1897-O, 1897-S, 1913, 1914, and 1915. The last three dates have very low mintages but were preserved in substantial numbers.