Half-Cent
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A copper coin of the United States, of the value of one two-hundredth part of a dollar, or five mills, and of the weight of ninety -four grains. The first halfcents were issued in 1793, the last in 1857.