1802 HALF CENT
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 20,266
Proofs: None
Designer: Robert Scot
Diameter: ±23.5 millimeters
Metal content:
Copper - 100%
Weight: 84 grains (5.44 grams)
Edge: Plain
Mintmark: None (all 1802 Half
Cents were struck at the Philadelphia Mint)
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Numismatic Auctions
Varieties (2):
Cohen 1 - Reverse of 1800
Cohen 2 - Reverse of 1802
Notes:
The finest "Reverse of 1802" Brown example graded by PCGS is a
single EF-40BN.
The finest "Reverse of 1800" Brown example graded by PCGS is a
single EF-40BN.
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
"The PCGS Population Report,
October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
Relevant collector
organizations:
Early American Coppers Club
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