The Liberty Cap Half Cent - Head Facing Left, probably designed by Joseph Wright (although that is far from certain) is a United States coin that was minted in 1793. It features a female representation of Liberty on the obverse, facing to the left, with a cap on a pole behind her and a Wreath on the reverse. It also features a lettered edge. The coin was minted only at the Philadelphia Mint.

Specifications

• Composition: 100% Copper
• Diameter: 22 mm
• Weight: 6.74 g
• Edge: TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR

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