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1793–1857 American coin worth 0.5 cents
the half-cent and the similar large cent, and authorized the small cent (Flying Eagle cent). Half cent types There are several different types of half cents:
Half_cent
Current denomination of United States currency
The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar. In both
Half dollar (United States coin)
Half_dollar_(United_States_coin)
One-cent coin in the United States from 1793 to 1857
fantasy cents with the 1815 date occasionally appear. The Philadelphia Mint produced all large cents, which contained twice the copper of the half cent. This
Large_cent
Current lowest-value American coin
face-value physical unit of U.S. currency since the abolition of the half-cent in 1857. Introduced in 1793, it was produced for circulation until 2025
Penny_(United_States_coin)
Topics referred to by the same term
Two and a half cent coin may refer to: Two and a half cent coin (Netherlands) Two and a half cent coin (United States) 2½ cents (World War II Dutch coin)
Two_and_a_half_cent_coin
Currency of the United States
1/2 cent, 1 cent, 5 cents. In silver: half dime, dime, quarter dollar, half dollar, silver dollar. In gold: gold $1, $2.50 quarter eagle, $5 half eagle
United_States_dollar
American one-cent coin (1859–1909)
in prices. As gold became more abundant, the price of copper rose. Cent and half-cent manufacture was one of the only profit centers for the Mint and by
Indian_Head_cent
Monetary unit in many national currencies
2 ¢. East India Company half cent (1845). Examples of currencies around the world featuring centesimal (1⁄100) units called cent, or related words from
Cent_(currency)
Current denomination of United States currency
physical unit of U.S. currency, after the penny. The silver half dime, equal to five cents, was issued from 1792 to 1873 before today's cupronickel version
Nickel_(United_States_coin)
Coin struck in the Netherlands between 1818 and 1942
and a half cent coin was struck in the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1818 and 1942. All coins were minted in Utrecht. Obverse 2+1⁄2 cent, 1941.
Two and a half cent coin (Netherlands)
Two_and_a_half_cent_coin_(Netherlands)
American rapper and actor (born 1975)
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, television producer, record executive, and
50_Cent
Dutch coin used from 1818 to 1940
The half-cent coin was a Dutch coin used from 1818 to 1940. It was the smallest-denomination coin of the decimal Dutch guilder until its withdrawal from
Half-cent_coin_(Netherlands)
Canadian coin
fifty-cent coin (French: pièce de cinquante cents canadienne) is a circulation Canadian coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint worth 50 cents. It features
Canadian_fifty-cent_coin
Former United States five-cent silver coin
The half dime, or half disme (/ˈdaɪm/ DYM or /ˈdiːm/ DEEM), was a silver coin, valued at five cents, formerly minted in the United States. Some numismatists
Half_dime
One-cent piece struck by the Mint of the United States
predecessor, Christian Gobrecht. By the early 1850s, the large cent (about the size of a half dollar) being issued by the Mint was becoming both unpopular
Flying_Eagle_cent
United States dollar's history that no longer circulate. Some, like the half-cent coin, were removed due to inflation reducing their value relative to the
Obsolete denominations of United States currency
Obsolete_denominations_of_United_States_currency
Half-unit of currencies named "dollar"
is normally divided into subsidiary currency of 100 cents, so a half dollar is equal to 50 cents. Although more than a dozen countries have their own
Half_dollar
Former design used on United States coinage
Kennedy half dollar in 1964. Three denominations also bore the appropriate fraction: half cent (1/200), large cent (1/100) and half dollar (1/2). The half dollar
Draped_Bust
Former currency unit
what is called a long bit, and lost two and a half cents, or even, by comparison with a short bit, five cents. Look up two bits or two-bit in Wiktionary
Bit_(money)
Canceled banknotes and coins of the United States dollar
distinguished from the original 1850 cents in that they use a different reverse design. Although circulation strikes of the Half Union were to be 90% gold 10%
Canceled denominations of United States currency
Canceled_denominations_of_United_States_currency
collectors consider the 1909 "V.D.B." Lincoln cent to be different from the 1909 no-"V.D.B." Lincoln cent (where the designer's initials, V.D.B., were
United States coinage type set
United_States_coinage_type_set
US legislation for a national currency and mint
one-cent or half-cent. The Act specified the issuing of three gold coins comprising a $10 gold coin called an "eagle", a $5 coin called a "half eagle"
Coinage_Act_of_1792
One-cent United States coin
The Lincoln cent (sometimes called the Lincoln penny) is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint every year since 1909. The obverse
Lincoln_cent
American attorney and politician (born 1953)
November 4, 2008, Los Angeles County voters passed Measure R, an additional half-cent per dollar sales tax that increased the sales tax rate in Los Angeles
Antonio_Villaraigosa
found on their coins: Half cent: 1⁄2¢, 1793–1857 Silver center cent: 1¢, 1792 (not circulated) Large cent: 1¢, 1793–1857 Ring cent: 1¢, 1850–1851, 1853
Coins of the United States dollar
Coins_of_the_United_States_dollar
Copper or brass tokens struck in the United States during the 19th century
Hard times tokens are American large cent- or half-cent–sized copper or brass tokens, struck from about 1833 through 1843, serving as unofficial currency
Hard_times_token
Demonetised unit of currency that was worth one two-hundredth of a pound sterling
new decimal currency. The possibility of setting prices including an odd half penny also made it more practical to retain the pre-decimal sixpence in circulation
Halfpenny (British decimal coin)
Halfpenny_(British_decimal_coin)
Potential abolition of the United States penny
from circulation was with the half-cent coin (ha'penny) in 1857, at which time the coin was worth approximately 17 cents in 2025 dollars. In 2025, during
Penny debate in the United States
Penny_debate_in_the_United_States
Coin of the United States (1864–1873)
The two-cent piece was produced by the Mint of the United States for circulation from 1864 to 1872 and for collectors in 1873. Designed by James B. Longacre
Two-cent piece (United States)
Two-cent_piece_(United_States)
Currency of Liberia
distinguish it from other dollar-named currencies. It is divided into 100 cents. The first Liberian dollar was issued in 1847. It was initially pegged to
Liberian_dollar
Extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system into Santa Clara County
planned originally. In 2000, Santa Clara County voters approved a 30-year half-cent sales tax increase to fund BART, which took effect in April 2006. To make
Silicon_Valley_BART_extension
First half cents produced by the United States Mint
Liberty Cap half cent was the first half cent coin produced by the United States Mint. It was issued from 1793 until 1797. The Liberty Cap half cent was among
Liberty_Cap_half_cent
US three-cent coin (1851–1873)
The three-cent silver, also known as the three-cent piece in silver or trime, was struck by the Mint of the United States for circulation from 1851 to
Three-cent_silver
1957 film by George Abbott and Stanley Donen
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where the union is pushing for a raise of seven-and-a-half cents per hour to bring them in line with the industry standard ("The Pajama
The_Pajama_Game_(film)
The Philippine half-centavo coin (½¢), a denomination of Philippine currency, was issued when the Philippines was under US administration. It bears the
Philippine_half-centavo_coin
Hospital in Florida, U.S.
Trust. The hospital is supported by Miami-Dade County residents through a half-cent sales tax. In 2014, the Public Health Trust received $364 million in unrestricted
Jackson_Memorial_Hospital
coins were generally alloys of copper (for 2 cent coins and lower), and copper/nickel (for 3 and 5 cent coins). Copper/nickel composition is also used
United_States_Mint_coin_sizes
Topics referred to by the same term
coin) 50 euro cent coin Half dollar (United States coin) Half guilder coin (Netherlands) Hong Kong fifty-cent coin 50 Cent (disambiguation) Half dollar This
50_cents
Mintage figures of the United States half dollar up to 1963
portal Numismatics portal United States portal United States cent mintage figures Lincoln cent mintage figures United States nickel mintage figures Roosevelt
United States half dollar mintage figures
United_States_half_dollar_mintage_figures
19th-century American coin design
Reich) Half cents: 1809 to 1836 (John Reich) Large cents: 1808 until 1814 (William Kneass) Quarter eagle: 1834 to 1839 (William Kneass) Half eagle: 1834
Classic_Head
Ballot measure in Los Angeles County, California for transportation projects
November 2008 elections in Los Angeles County, California, that proposed a half-cent sales taxes increase on each dollar of taxable sales (originating in or
2008 Los Angeles County Measure R
2008_Los_Angeles_County_Measure_R
Pattern coin struck in the United States
produce than the extraction of copper for the government-minted half-cents and cents. The Panic of 1837, an especially rough period of economic recession
Feuchtwanger_Cent
US copper-nickel three-cent coin (1865–1889)
The copper-nickel three-cent piece, often called a three-cent nickel piece or three-cent nickel, was designed by US Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre
Three-cent_nickel
Unit of currency, worth one one-thousandth of the main unit
statement such as "Cash value less than 1⁄10 of 1 cent". There are also common occurrences of "half-cent" discounts on goods bought in quantity. However
Mill_(currency)
American silver coin
The 1792 half disme (/ˈdaɪm/ DYM or /ˈdiːm/ DEEM) is an American silver coin with a face value of five cents (1⁄20 U.S. dollar) which was minted in 1792
1792_half_disme
Man-made track of deforestation on international border
maintenance, including vista clearing). The American half of this equates to about one half cent per tax payer each year. Every six years the vista undergoes
Canada–United States international border vista
Canada–United_States_international_border_vista
American US Mint engraver (1785–1844)
Eagle, and Eagle gold coins, as well as the "braided hair" type Half cent and Large cent coins. Gobrecht was born on December 23, 1785, in Hanover, Pennsylvania
Christian_Gobrecht
History of coin collecting in the United States
denominations of Half Cent (1/200 of a dollar), Cent (1/100 of a dollar, or a cent), Half Dime (also known as a half disme) (five cents), Dime (also known
Numismatic history of the United States
Numismatic_history_of_the_United_States
Metropolitan planning organization for San Diego County, California
Assessment for San Diego County. It administers TransNet, a countywide half-cent sales tax for transportation, and has shared capital-planning and fare-setting
San Diego Association of Governments
San_Diego_Association_of_Governments
United States act banning the use of foreign currency
discontinued the half cent. Furthermore, the penny was reduced in size. The large cent was discontinued and regular coinage of the Flying Eagle cent began. In
Coinage_Act_of_1857
Denomination of the Irish pound
shillings were decimalised they were worth five new pence, so a sixpence (half of a shilling) yielded a value of 21⁄2 new pence. Its dimensions and appearance
Halfpenny (Irish decimal coin)
Halfpenny_(Irish_decimal_coin)
Coin collection based on design or type
denominations that are no longer in existence - half cent, the two-cent piece, the three-cent piece, the twenty-cent piece and all gold coins. Designs were changed
Type_set
Lowest Japanese sen denomination
The half sen coin (半銭) was a Japanese coin worth one two-hundredth of a Japanese yen, as 100 sen equalled 1 yen. All half sen coins were minted during
Half_sen_coin
Urban rail transit system serving Los Angeles County, California
another sales tax on the ballot. The voters then approved Measure M, a half-cent permanent sales tax increase to fund many local projects, including Metro
Los_Angeles_Metro_Rail
Public transit operator in San Mateo County, California
than half of all weekday riders: ECR, 120, 292, and 122/28, with ECR alone accounting for more than one quarter of all weekday riders. A half-cent sales
SamTrans
Public transit operator in Santa Clara County, California
propane bombs." On March 6, 1976, Santa Clara County voters approved a half-cent sales tax, Measure A, to help support the Santa Clara County Transit District
Valley Transportation Authority
Valley_Transportation_Authority
Chief Engraver of the US Mint (1745–1823)
popular and rare Flowing Hair dollar coinage along with the Liberty Cap half cent. Scot is perhaps best known for his design, the Draped Bust, which was
Robert_Scot
Topics referred to by the same term
St Patrick halfpenny, 17th century Scottish halfpenny coin, pre-Union Half cent, smallest denomination of United States coin Halfpenny (surname) Ha'penny
Half_penny
Coin of the United States (1875–1878)
The American twenty-cent piece is a coin struck from 1875 to 1878, but only for collectors in the final two years. Proposed by Nevada Senator John P. Jones
Twenty-cent piece (United States)
Twenty-cent_piece_(United_States)
Stadium in Fargo, North Dakota
University land, that would be financed in part by a half-cent sales tax. December 1988: Voters approved half-cent sales tax April 1989: Architects hired and construction
Fargodome
US government agency for producing coinage
time (in 1851 silver three-cent pieces, half dimes, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and gold dollars, Quarter Eagles, half eagles, eagles, and double eagles)
United_States_Mint
Baseball park in Arlington, Texas
the city to issue $500 million in bonds to help pay for the stadium. A half-cent of sales tax, 2% hotel occupancy tax and 5% car rental tax would pay off
Globe_Life_Field
Public transit operator in the St. Louis metropolitan area
to levy a half-cent sales tax for public transportation. With the additional funding, Bi-State lowered the bus fare from 40 cents to 25 cents. In the 1980s
Metro_Transit_(St._Louis)
List of United States banknotes issued 1775–1779
Banknotes of the United States dollar Continental Currency dollar coin Fugio cent "Continental Currency: November 29, 1775". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19
Continental currency banknotes
Continental_currency_banknotes
First circulating coin produced by the US Mint
The chain cent was America's first large cent and the first circulating coin officially produced by the United States Mint. It was struck only during
Chain_cent
Historical currency of Nova Scotia
Scotian dollar. A half-cent coin was required because British six-pence coins in circulation were valued at 12½ Nova Scotian cents. Between 1861 and 1866
Nova_Scotian_dollar
American painter
died the following month. Wright designed the Liberty Cap Half-Cent and the Liberty Cap Large Cent. Both coins feature the Goddess of Liberty holding a pole
Joseph Wright (American painter)
Joseph_Wright_(American_painter)
design and redesign, a proposition called to fund the plan with a one half cent sales tax called Measure A was placed on the ballot for the county's voters
Napa_River_Flood_Project
Coin with value of one-hundredth of a euro
The 1 euro cent coin (€0.01) has a value of one hundredth of a euro and is composed of copper-covered steel. It is the lowest-value coin in the Eurozone;
1_euro_cent_coin
United States portal Cent (United States coin) Wheat cent 1943 steel cent 1955 doubled die cent 1974 aluminum cent Lincoln cent mintage figures United
United States cent mintage figures
United_States_cent_mintage_figures
Unit of currency in various countries
currently formally subdivided, although farthings (1⁄4d), halfpennies, and half cents have previously been minted and the mill (1⁄10¢) remains in use as a unit
Penny
Musical interval unit
frequency ratio 5:4 or ~386 cents, but in equal temperament is 400 cents. This 14 cent difference is about a seventh of a half step and large enough to be
Cent_(music)
1883 Kingdom of Hawaii's silver coins
the San Francisco Mint. The issued coins are a dime (ten-cent piece), quarter dollar, half dollar, and dollar. No immediate action had been taken after
Kalākaua_coinage
U.S. Mint one-cent coin (1793–1796)
so coins from late-1795 onward have no edge lettering. The Liberty Cap half cent was designed not by Wright, however, but by Chief Engraver of the United
Liberty_Cap_large_cent
Shopping mall in Frisco, Texas
Frisco. The City of Frisco made a final offer to General Growth of a half-cent sales tax rebate, property tax abatement for ten years, and infrastructure
Stonebriar_Centre
Former design used on United States coinage
first half dime, half dollar, dollar, and the first two large cents. Source: Silver center cent (1792) Chain cent (1793) Wreath cent (1793) Half disme
Flowing_Hair
2014, voters approved Measure R, creating a quarter-cent trails tax, renewed and expanded to a half-cent as Measure U in June 2022, generating approximately
Government of Truckee, California
Government_of_Truckee,_California
United States coin
three-cent coins for circulation: the three-cent silver and the three-cent nickel. Additionally, a three-cent bronze coin was made as a pattern in 1863
Three-cent_piece
American politician (1939–2026)
Library. After he chaired the successful 1976 campaign for the first half-cent sales tax for a transit district in California, Diridon became known as
Rod_Diridon_Sr.
United States coin production data
United States half dollar mintage figures Kennedy half dollar mintage figures American Silver Eagle mintage figures "Matte Proof Lincoln Cents". www.lincolncentresource
Lincoln_cent_mintage_figures
Incumbent Democrat mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
by Mayor-President Broom's office. In August 2018, Broome proposed a half-cent sales tax, rather than a property tax, to fund the proposed MoveBR roads
Sharon_Weston_Broome
Regional highway network
400, which would have extended the half-cent sales tax extension from 2006 through 2016 had it been passed. Half of this additional funding would have
Roads and freeways in metropolitan Phoenix
Roads_and_freeways_in_metropolitan_Phoenix
Coin with value of one-half of a euro
The 50 euro cent coin (€0.50) has a value of half a euro and is composed of an alloy called nordic gold. All euro coins have a common reverse side and
50_euro_cent_coin
Fictional character in the novel Catch-22
one cent, selling them to Malta for four and a half cents, buying them back for seven cents, and finally selling them to the mess halls for five cents. However
Milo_Minderbinder
Indoor arena under construction in Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
2023 elections, Richmond County residents voted in favor of levying a half-cent special-purpose local-option sales tax to cover the cost of the new arena
New_Augusta_Arena
1864 U.S. federal legislation regulating one- and two-cent coins
composition of the one-cent coin and authorized the minting of the two-cent coin. The law also made it illegal to privately mint one and two cent coins for circulation
Coinage_Act_of_1864
Public high school in St. Augustine, Florida, United States
received the majority of votes. Construction of TCHS was funded by a half-cent sales tax approved by county residents. Culpepper Construction Company
Tocoi_Creek_High_School
Three US coins minted in 1975–1976
circulating coins (cent through dollar) "a disaster". She felt if any Bicentennial coin was issued, it should be non-circulating, perhaps a half cent or a gold
United States Bicentennial coinage
United_States_Bicentennial_coinage
Public transit service in North Carolina, USA
hold referendums on a one-half cent sales tax for transit. Other counties are permitted to go to the voters for a one-quarter cent sales tax. With passage
GoTriangle
Granitic dome in Yosemite National Park, California
climbing at Half Dome shot by Emmy Award-winning mountain climbing photographer David Breashears. Also in 1988, Half Dome was featured on a 25 cent United
Half_Dome
Traditional American folk music group
Taylor-Christian hat company. The band received $50 for each song recorded, plus a half-cent royalty on every copy sold of each song for which they had registered
Carter_Family
Mintage figures of the United States quarter up to 1930
States cent mintage figures Lincoln cent mintage figures United States nickel mintage figures Roosevelt dime mintage figures United States half dollar
United States quarter mintage figures
United_States_quarter_mintage_figures
Current denomination of United States currency
on a cloud. Since the Coinage Act of 1792 required only that the cent and half cent display their denomination, Draped Bust dimes were minted with no
Dime_(United_States_coin)
Paper money of low denomination
[citation needed] In Canada, the term shinplaster was widely used for 25-cent paper monetary notes which circulated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Shinplaster
Currency from 1882 to 1953
minted in values of 1⁄2 cent and 1 cent in copper, and later 1 cent, 2+1⁄2 cents, and 5 cents in copper-nickel, and 25 cents in silver. Originally they
British_North_Borneo_dollar
Transportation agency in California
which substituted the original 1989 tax. The 2003 Proposition K is a half cent local transportation sales tax program. Since 1990, the Authority has
San Francisco County Transportation Authority
San_Francisco_County_Transportation_Authority
Public transport agency in Los Angeles County, California, United States
November 2016, extends and increases the Measure R 30-year half-cent sales tax to a permanent one-cent sales tax. This tax is expected to fund $120 billion
Los_Angeles_Metro
2009 video game
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is a third-person shooter video game developed by Swordfish Studios and published by THQ for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
50_Cent:_Blood_on_the_Sand
Public transit service in South Carolina, US
to find new sources of funding to replace SCE&G's funding. A series of half-cent sales tax proposals, which would have provided funding to CARTA, were
Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority
Charleston_Area_Regional_Transportation_Authority
Passenger train station in Solana Beach, California, United States
used for land acquisition and design was obtained through Transnet, a half-cent county sales tax. Quigley drew inspiration for the design from a group
Solana_Beach_station
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