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Date ®
¬ Wreath Design
¬ Denomination
Bust Head ®
Draped Bust Half Cent
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DRAPED BUST HALF CENT (1800-1808)
¬ Stems
Cherry Picker's List:
1800
1802/0 Reverse of 1802
1802/0 Reverse of 1800
1803
1804 Plain 4, No Stems
1804 Plain 4, Stems
1804 Crosslet 4, Stems
1804 Crosslet 4, No Stems
1804 Spiked Chin
1805 Small 5, No Stems
1805 Small 5, Stems
1805 Large 5, Stems
1806 Small 6, No Stems
1806 Small 6, Stems
1806 Large 6, Stems
1806 Large 6, Stems
1807
1808
1808/7 Overdate
FACTS:
Few Americans living away from the Atlantic seaboard, however, actually handled many of these "Little Half Sisters," as copper coinage student Dr. Warren A. Lapp once nicknamed the denomination.
Although half cents were issued for more than 60 years, they remained America's unwanted coins. They proved to be of little use, circulated grudgingly if at all, and were often kept in dead storage at the Mint waiting for infrequent orders from the infant nation's banks. Production-sometimes for several years-was often interrupted by shortages of copper and lack of demand.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Designer: Robert Scot
Diameter: 23.5 millimeters
Metal content:
Copper - 100%
Weight: 84 grains (5.44 grams)
Edge: Plain
Mint mark: None (all 1800 Half Cents were struck at the Philadelphia Mint)
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Date/Mint Mark
|
Mintage
|
Grade
|
Value
|
1800
|
202,908
|
G4
|
$55
|
1802/0 Reverse of 1802
|
20,266
|
G4
|
$20,000
|
1802/0 Reverse of 1800
|
Included above
|
G4
|
$1,000
|
1803
|
92,000
|
G4
|
$55
|
1804 Plain 4, No Stems
|
1,055,312
|
G4
|
$55
|
1804 Plain 4, Stems
|
Included above
|
G4
|
$60
|
1804 Crosslet 4, Stems
|
Included above
|
G4
|
$55
|
1804 Crosslet 4, No Stems
|
Included above
|
G4
|
$55
|
1804 Spiked Chin
|
Included above
|
G4
|
$55
|
1805 Medium 5, No Stems
|
814,464
|
G4
|
$55
|
1805 Large 5, Stems
|
Included above
|
G4
|
$55
|
1805 Small 5, Stemless
|
Included above
|
G4
|
$1,500
|
1806 Small 6, Stems
|
356,000
|
G4
|
$250
|
1806 Small 6, Stems
|
Included above
|
G4
|
$55
|
1806 Large 6, Stems
|
Included above
|
G4
|
$55
|
1807
|
476,000
|
G4
|
$55
|
1808
|
400,000
|
G4
|
$55
|
1808/7 Overdate
|
Included above
|
G4
|
$200
|
The listed values are for the grade AG3, except the proofs, because Half Cents are commonly found in this condition. Coins that are damaged, scratched or cleaned in any way will be less then values listed in price guides. Also, the below values are just examples of what the date has sold for, and not what a dealer would pay for the same date, mint or grade.