Top 10 Half Cent Coins Every Early U.S. Coin Collector Should Know

1793 Liberty Cap Half Cent, the first U.S. Half Cent and one of the most important early American copper coins.

The Half Cent is one of the most fascinating denominations in early American coinage. Although it carried the smallest face value ever issued for circulation by the United States Mint, it played an important role during the nation’s early years when even a fraction of a cent had meaningful purchasing power. Today, Half Cents are … Read more