1808 HALF CENT
PCGS No: 1107, 1108, 1110, 1111
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 400,000
Proofs: None
Designer: Robert Scot
Diameter: ±23.5 millimeters
Metal content:
Copper - 100%
Weight: 84 grains (5.44 grams)
Edge: Plain
Mintmark: None (all 1808 Half
Cents were struck at the Philadelphia Mint)
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Stamp and Coin
Varieties (3):
1808/7
Cohen 1 -
Extremely Rare
Cohen 2 - Scarce
1808 - Normal Date
Cohen 3 - Common
Notes:
The finest Brown 1808 Half Cents graded by PCGS are 2 MS-64 Browns.
The finest Brown 1808/7 Half Cents graded by PCGS are 2 AU-55 Browns.
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, April 2004" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
Relevant collector
organizations:
Early American Coppers
Club
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