The Draped Bust Half Cent, designed by Robert Scott, is a United States coin that was minted from 1800-1808. It features a female representation of Liberty on the obverse, facing to the right, and a Wreath on the reverse. It features a plain edge. The coin was minted only at the Philadelphia Mint. The 1802 is the major rarity of the series with many varieties of all years of Draped Bust Half Cents existing..

Specifications

• Composition: 100% Copper
• Diameter: 23.5 mm
• Weight: 5.44 g
• Edge: Plain

Mintage Figures

• US Half Cent Mintages

Mints

• Philadelphia Mint

Related Books

• Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins
• A Guidebook of United States Coins - 2006
• U. S. Half Cents Encyclopedia
• United States Half Cents
• American Half Cents

US Half Cent Designs

• Liberty Cap Half Cent - Head Left, 1793
• Liberty Cap Half Cent - Head Right, 1794-1797
• Draped Bust Half Cent, 1800-1808
• Classic Head Half Cent, 1809-1836
• Braided Hair Half Cent, 1840-1857

References

• The Half Cent Die State Book 1793-1857 by Ronald P. Manley, Ph.D., 1998
• American Half Cents - The "Little Half Sisters" (Second Edition) by Roger S. Cohen, Jr., 1982
• Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins
• A Guidebook of United States Coins - 2006