Talk:Half cent (United States coin)

Nicknames
Was this coin ever referred to by the nickname for the British analogue, ha'penny? --Xyzzyva 03:15, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I have never seen or heard it referred to as such in any modern numismatic literature. MatthewM (talk) 22:07, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Everyone I know calls them "heypennies"...2601:806:4301:C100:715E:F0D4:544A:F17B (talk) 23:02, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Really worth a dime?
The article mentions how the coin is similar in worth to the current dime. How true is that though? I've heard plenty of stories (accurate ones) of items like a whole pizza costing 5 to 10 cents. That's 10 to 20 half-cent coins. You certainly can not buy a pizza for $1-2. So is it really similar in worth to a dime? Not sure I agree with that. Seems more like the worth in the range of $0.50-$1 than anything else.

10:44, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Even low grade specimens for relatively common half cents are worth around $25 or more. MatthewM (talk) 22:04, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

MatthewM: the issue isn't current collectors-value. It's a question of how much purchasing power the coin had. 128.197.11.28 (talk) 15:44, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

sorry for accidently reverting your edits I still need to get used to the huggle update

Alexnia (T) @ 09:46, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * What years are the comparison suppose to be? 1843 and 2004, 1799-1976 etc it should be deleted if no reference is provided. Enlil Ninlil (talk) 04:21, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Wasn't it produced after 1857? Seems I saw the New York Times priced at a half-cent in the 1890s. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.16.198.152 (talk) 07:44, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Due to rising copper costs and unpopularity, the mint stopped production in 1857. --Coingeek (talk) 01:48, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

No half cents-1837?
I know there were none in 1837, but I read in The Red Book that merchants issued private tokens in 1837, should this be in the article, and is it possible to obtain a picture of it? --Coingeek (talk) 01:48, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Thickness=???
Really? Does no one know how thick a half-cent coin is?98.101.136.218 (talk) 20:11, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Thickness at 20 mm? This has to be a typo! No way this coin as as thick as it is wide.75.250.152.180 (talk) 00:25, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Stub Tag
Does this article qualify as a stub? it is very light in content. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.163.58.231 (talk) 01:53, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

5 Mill = 1/2 cent
Should the two articles be connected in some way?--Ant2242 (talk) 18:26, 12 June 2012 (UTC)