The Liberty Cap Half Cent - Head Facing Right, designed by Robert Scot in 1794 and John Smith Gardner from 1795 to 1797, is a United States coin that was minted from 1794 to 1797. It features a female representation of Liberty on the obverse, facing to the right, with a cap on a pole behind her and a Wreath on the reverse. It features several different edge varieties. In 1795, there was a reduction in planchet thickness which reduced the weight of the coin but kept the diameter the same. The coin was minted only at the Philadelphia Mint. All dates are rare and there are several different varieties for each date.

Specifications

1794-1795

• Composition: 100% Copper
• Diameter: 23.5 mm
• Weight: 6.74 g
• Edge: TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR

1795-1797 (Thin Planchet)

• Composition: 100% Copper
• Diameter: 23.5 mm
• Weight: 5.44 g
• Edge: Plain (with some 1797 being Lettered or Gripped)

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