1800 HALF CENT

PCGS Nos: 1051, 1052, 1053

Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 202,908
Proofs: 0

Designer: Robert Scot

Diameter: ±23.5 millimeters

Metal content:
Copper - 100%

Weight: 84 grains (5.44 grams)

Edge: Plain

Mintmark: None (all 1800 Half Cents were struck at the Philadelphia Mint)

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Varieties (1):
Cohen 1 - Very Common

Notes:
The finest Brown examples graded by PCGS are 3 MS-64BN's.

The finest Red-Brown examples graded by PCGS are 4 MS-63RB's.

The finest Red example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63RD.

Significant examples:
See individual varieties

Recent appearances:
See individual varieties

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"American Half Cents - The 'Little Half Sisters' (Second Edition)" by Roger S. Cohen, Jr.

"Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States Half Cents 1793-1857" by Walter Breen (purchase a copy by clicking on the title)