½ Cent "Classic Head Half Cent" obverse½ Cent "Classic Head Half Cent" reverse
United States

½ Cent "Classic Head Half Cent" · “Classic Head Half Cent

United States · 1809–1836 · Copper

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The Classic Head Half Cent: the coin a war nearly erased

Between 1812 and 1824, the United States Mint made no half cents at all. A war had cut off its copper. When the little coin came back, it returned as one of the most start-stop series in American money — and left behind a handful of dates collectors have chased for over a century.

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Date18281
Grade401
GraderPCGS1

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