1/2 Cent - Braided Hair Half Cent (1840 - 1857)
Features
Denomination | 1/2 Cent |
Catalog Number | KM# 70 |
Weight (g) | 5.44 |
Diameter (mm) | 23 |
Shape: | Round |
Composition: | Copper |
Not Magnetic | |
Orientation | Coin orientation ↑↓ |
Demonetized |
Obverse
Engraved by Christian Gobrecht
Lettering:
LIBERTY 1854
LIBERTY 1854
Reverse
Engraved by Christian Gobrecht
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HALF
CENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HALF
CENT
Edge
Description:
Plain
Plain
Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
---|---|---|---|
1840 | Very Rare | ||
1841 | Very Rare | ||
1842 | Very Rare | ||
1843 | Very Rare | ||
1844 | Very Rare | ||
1845 | Very Rare | ||
1846 | Very Rare | ||
1847 | Very Rare | ||
1848 | Very Rare | ||
1849 | Rare | ||
1850 | 39,812 | Rare | |
1851 | 147,672 | Rare | |
1852 | Very Rare | ||
1853 | 129,694 | Rare | |
1854 | 55,358 | Rare | |
1855 | 56,500 | Rare | |
1856 | 40,430 | Rare | |
1857 | 35,180 | Rare |