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Braided Hair Half Cent (half penny)
United States of America coinage
US Dollar ($)=100 cents
1/2 cent = 0.005 $US
Braided Hair Half Cent
Minted: 1840-1857
KM#70
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Metal: copper
Diameter: 23.5 mm.
Weight: 5.44 g.
Edge: plain
Reverse: value within wreath
Reverse legend: HALF CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse: head facing left, within circle of 13 stars
Obverse legend: date
Mintage:
1840 - PROOF only, mintage unknown1841 - PROOF only, mintage unknown
1842 - PROOF only, mintage unknown
1843 - PROOF only, mintage unknown
1844 - PROOF only, mintage unknown
1845 - PROOF only, mintage unknown
1846 - PROOF only, mintage unknown
1847 - PROOF only, mintage unknown
1848 - PROOF only, mintage unknown
1849 - 39,864
1850 - 39,812
1851 - 147,672
1852 - PROOF only, mintage unknown
1853 - 129,694
1854 - 55,358
1855 - 56,500
1856 - 40,430
1857 - 35,180
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