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Half cents were authorized by the Coinage Act of April 2, 1792, but their weight and size made them unpopular coins. Although the number of half cents minted was low, five different types were struck in multiple different varieties. In fact, there are more varieties of half cents than any other US coin.

The five types are as follows: Liberty Cap facing left, which was only struck in 1793 and featured the head of Liberty wearing a cap; Liberty Cap facing right, which was struck from 1794 to 1797; Draped Bust, which was struck from 1800 to 1808 and featured the bust of Liberty facing right; Classic Head, which was struck from 1809 to 1835 and featured the head of Liberty facing left; and Braided Hair, which was struck from 1840 to 1857 (although the only known versions from 1840 to 1848 are proofs) and featured the same image of Liberty that was used on large cents in 1839...

Although there were some slight variations, the reverse of each of these coins featured "Half Cent" written in the center of a wreath, surrounded by "United States of America." Half cents were discontinued in 1857 by the Coinage Act of February 21.

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1800 Draped Bust Half Cent Very Choice Vf$312.00 Ends in 9 hours 8 bids 16 watchers
1834 Classic Head Half Cents Ngc Ms64 Bn$308.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 28 watchers
1857 Rare Date Half Cent, Ngc Ms-63 Bn (estatesale)$280.53 Ends Sunday 13 bids 25 watchers
1806 Draped Bust Half Cent Bold Au Almost Uncirculated$247.01 Ends Monday 18 bids 19 watchers
1804 C-6 Spiked Chin Choice Xf Draped Bust Half Cent$197.50 Ends Sunday 5 bids 7 watchers
1806 Lg 6 Stems Half Cent, Pcgs Xf-45 (estatesale)$179.50 Ends Sunday 5 bids 14 watchers
1803 Draped Bust Half Cent Mid Grade Vf No Corrosion .$172.55 Ends Tuesday 12 bids 13 watchers
Extremely-rare, "1797, 1/1", Half Cent, Good.$172.50 Ends Sunday 11 bids 9 watchers
1804 Half Cent (spiked Chin) - Choice Au$157.50 Ends Thursday 14 bids 7 watchers
1810 Classic Head Half Cent - Very Sharp - Ef**$125.00 Ends in 13 hours 9 bids 9 watchers
1800 Vf Draped Bust Half Cent Nice O3109$124.79 Ends Monday 8 bids 21 watchers
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1857 Half Cent Ngc Ms 62 Bn $112.50 Ends Monday 3 bids 13 watchers
1826 Half Cent Piece Classic Head Au !!$103.51 Ends Sunday 9 bids 7 watchers
U S Half Cent 1825 Ngc Xf 40 Bn$103.50 Ends Sunday 9 bids 17 watchers
1851 Braided Hair Half Cents Ngc Ms63 Bn$102.50 Ends Sunday 6 bids 23 watchers
U.s. Coin 179? Half Cent$99.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 1 watcher
1794 Half Cent Fine Details Net Ag$99.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1835 Copper Half Cent Au-unc Awesome Coin!!!$90.10 Ends Sunday 6 bids 3 watchers
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1797 Anacs Liberty Cap Half Cent$77.00 Ends in 4 hours 13 bids 13 watchers
1829 Half Cent A1 Coin$76.00 Ends in 3 hours 13 bids 17 watchers
X/f 1828 Classic Head Half Cent-harder Date!$69.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
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7 Peace Dollars 1 Morgan Silver Dollar Pendant Lot #d14$68.99 Ends Thursday 4 bids 2 watchers
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1834 Half Cent Highest Au Ms Full Luster No Cleaning .$56.00 Ends Thursday 4 bids 5 watchers
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1805 Draped Bust Half Cent Xf Detail Rare Coin$51.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 7 watchers
1807 Half Cent$49.95 Ends Sunday 1 bid 3 watchers
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U S Half Cent 1804 Variety C8 Vf$44.99 Ends Sunday 9 bids 11 watchers
1853 Liberty Head Half Cent Penny Coin A59$43.99 Ends Monday 12 bids 10 watchers
1806 Half Cent C4, B4 Choice Mid-grade, Rotated Dies$42.00 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 10 watchers
1835 Classic Head Half Cent Au Condition Rare$41.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 9 watchers
Real Nice 1809 Half Cent. No Reserve$39.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 1 watcher
1834 Half Cent Scarce 141k Minted, Outstanding Detail!$39.88 Ends in 14 hours 5 bids 22 watchers
1832 Classic Head Half Cent Au Condition Rare$39.00 Ends Sunday 12 bids 10 watchers
1853 Half Cent$36.33 Ends Monday 12 bids 12 watchers
Very Nice 1857 Half Cent Free S/h!!$36.00 Ends Tuesday 9 bids 9 watchers
1805 Half Cent In Very High Grade Very Nice$36.00 Ends in 11 hours 11 bids 17 watchers
U S Half Cent 1809 Pcgs F12 $35.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 25 watchers
U S Half Cent 1804 Variety C8 Ef$34.99 Ends Sunday 6 bids 17 watchers
1832 Half Cent In High Grade Very Nice$34.33 Ends in 13 hours 5 bids 9 watchers
1806 Draped Bust Half Cent Coin #1b$33.99 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 1 watcher
1835 United States Half Cent Classic Head F-vf$33.00 Ends in 6 hours 28 bids 10 watchers
1855 Half Cent Mid Grade Au No Corrosion Beautiful Tone$32.88 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 8 watchers
U S Half Cent 1803 Variety C3 Vg/f$32.03 Ends Sunday 12 bids 11 watchers
U S Half Cent 1806 Variety C1 Small 6 No Stems Xf$30.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 15 watchers
1832 Half Cent R/b Vf/f "stunning Coin"$29.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent - Only 56,500 Minted Pq+$29.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 3 watchers
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