United States 1807 half cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Like all United States half cents, this specimen was struck at the Philadelphia mint. The draped bust half cent was struck 1800-08 and this is a common date. Altho the draped bust design was used on the large cent from 1796, it was not introduced to the half cent until 1800.

Recorded Mintage: 476,000.

Specification: copper, 5.44 g, 23.5 mm diameter, plain edge.

Source:

• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.

Link to:

• 1805 half cent
• 1807 cent
• 1807 half dollar
• 1807 5 dollars, capped bust
• 1826 half cent
• Coins and currency dated 1807
• return to United States Draped Bust Half Cents (1800-1808)