The half cent was the smallest denomination of United States coin ever minted.

First authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792 on April 2, 1792,[1] the coin was produced in the United States from 1793 to 1857.

The half-cent piece was made of 100% copper and half of a cent, or one two-hundredth of a dollar (five milles).

On the 1793, 1794, and some 1795 coins and a variety of the 1797 coin, it was lettered TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR and another 1797 variety had a gripped, or milled, edge.

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