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US Half Cents

Can you describe the features found on each half-cent coin minted by the United States from 1793-1857?

By SonOfSibir
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Feb 16, 2017
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  • Part of SonOfSibir's US Coin Series, this quiz only covers circulating coinage from 1793-1857; short-lived varieties, error varieties and non-circulating commemorative designs are excluded. Text descriptions must match precisely to what appears on the coin - Abbreviations will not be accepted. Value text descriptions may include numerals. Dates and Mintmarks are not included in any description.
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1793-1797
Obverse Design 
Obverse Text (Word) 
Reverse Design 
Reverse Text (Value) 
Reverse Text (Value: Fraction) 
Reverse Text (Phrase) 
Edge Text (Phrase) 
1800-1808
Obverse Design 
Obverse Text (Word) 
Reverse Design 
Reverse Text (Value) 
Reverse Text (Value: Fraction) 
Reverse Text (Phrase) 
1809-1836
Obverse Design 
Obverse Text (Word) 
Reverse Design 
Reverse Text (Value) 
Reverse Text (Phrase) 
1840-1857
Obverse Design 
Obverse Text (Word) 
Reverse Design 
Reverse Text (Value) 
Reverse Text (Phrase) 
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