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1794 Half Cent

There are a lot of interesting questions to be raised about the 1794 half cent, and in some cases the only one who can answer the question is you. That makes the 1794 half cent a piece that no two collectors may view the same way.

The half cent situation in 1794 was somewhat unsettled. In fact, virtually everything at the United States Mint in 1794 was somewhat

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