The Liberty Cap half cent was among the first coins produced by the Philadelphia Mint, with the only other coins produced by the Mint in 1793 were the Chain, Wreath, and Liberty Cap large cents.[4][5] Production of the half cent was temporarily suspended in 1797, but resumed in 1800 with a new design.[2]
Designedit
The obverse of the Liberty Cap half cent originally featured a bust of Liberty facing left, with flowing hair and a Liberty cap on a pole behind her.[1] In 1794, the design was flipped so that Liberty faced right.[6]
The reverse featured a wreath that was similar to that of the Wreath cent.[1]
Designersedit
The 1793 half cent was engraved by Henry Voigt, although it is not known if he was the original designer. The "Liberty facing right" coins were designed and engraved by Robert Scot.[1]
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^CoinWeek (2010-10-10). "Half Cents - Liberty Cap Half Cent, Head Facing Right, Small Head, 1795-1797". CoinWeek. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
^"1793 Liberty Cap Half Cent". Retrieved 2019-09-13.
^"1793 Liberty Cap Large Cent". Retrieved 2019-09-13.
^Yeoman, R.S; Bressett, Kenneth; Garrett, Jeff; Bowers, Q. David (2019). A Guide Book of United States Coins (72nd ed.). Pelham, AL: Whitman Publishing. pp. 103–104.
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liberty, half, cent, first, half, cent, coin, produced, united, states, mint, issued, from, 1793, until, 1797, united, statesvalue0, dollarmass1793, 1795, g1796, 1797, gdiameter23, mmedgeplain, lettered, grippedcompositionpure, copperyears, minting1793, 1797ob. The Liberty Cap half cent was the first half cent coin produced by the United States Mint It was issued from 1793 until 1797 1 2 3 Liberty Cap half centUnited StatesValue0 005 US DollarMass1793 1795 6 74 g1796 1797 5 44 gDiameter23 5 mmEdgeplain lettered or grippedCompositionpure copperYears of minting1793 1797ObverseDesignLiberty facing left with a Liberty cap on a pole behind herDesignerUnknown possibly Henry Voigt Joseph Wright or Adam Eckfeldt Design date1793DesignLiberty facing right with a Liberty cap on a pole behind herDesignerRobert ScotDesign date1794ReverseDesignWreath with strings of berriesDesignerUnknownDesign date1793DesignWreath with single berriesDesignerUnknownDesign date1794 Contents 1 History 2 Design 2 1 Designers 3 ReferencesHistory editThe Liberty Cap half cent was among the first coins produced by the Philadelphia Mint with the only other coins produced by the Mint in 1793 were the Chain Wreath and Liberty Cap large cents 4 5 Production of the half cent was temporarily suspended in 1797 but resumed in 1800 with a new design 2 Design editThe obverse of the Liberty Cap half cent originally featured a bust of Liberty facing left with flowing hair and a Liberty cap on a pole behind her 1 In 1794 the design was flipped so that Liberty faced right 6 The reverse featured a wreath that was similar to that of the Wreath cent 1 Designers edit The 1793 half cent was engraved by Henry Voigt although it is not known if he was the original designer The Liberty facing right coins were designed and engraved by Robert Scot 1 References edit a b c d Liberty Cap Half Cents 1793 1797 Complete Coin Guide Retrieved 2019 07 15 a b 1793 1797 Liberty Cap Half Cents NGC www ngccoin com Retrieved 2019 07 15 CoinWeek 2010 10 10 Half Cents Liberty Cap Half Cent Head Facing Right Small Head 1795 1797 CoinWeek Retrieved 2019 07 15 1793 Liberty Cap Half Cent Retrieved 2019 09 13 1793 Liberty Cap Large Cent Retrieved 2019 09 13 Yeoman R S Bressett Kenneth Garrett Jeff Bowers Q David 2019 A Guide Book of United States Coins 72nd ed Pelham AL Whitman Publishing pp 103 104 nbsp This coin related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liberty Cap half cent amp oldid 1222466129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
