Back نصف سنت (عملة الولايات المتحدة) Arabic Halb-Cent-Münze German Medio centavo (moneda de Estados Unidos) Spanish Pièce d'un demi-cent de dollar américain French Moeda de medio centavo de dólar estadounidense GL Первые полуцентовые монеты США Russian Пів цента (Свобода з шапкою) Ukrainian Nửa xu (tiền xu Hoa Kỳ) VI 半美分 (美国硬币) Chinese
United States | |
| Value | 0.5 cents or 0.005 US dollars |
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| Diameter | 23.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Composition | 100% copper |
| Years of minting | 1793–1857 |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Lady Liberty with braided hair |
| Designer | Christian Gobrecht |
| Design date | 1840 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Denomination surrounded by a wreath |
| Design date | 1840 |
| Design discontinued | 1857 |
The half cent was the smallest denomination of United States coin ever minted. It was first minted in 1793 and last minted in 1857. It was minted with five different designs.