Half Cents Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1793-1857)

Number of
Required Items

Current Finest
Possible Set Rating

67.260

The half cent was one of the first denominations struck at the new United States Mint. This coin was first made in 1793, only months after the Large cents were introduced. It is a series filled with rarities. Full red examples are almost impossible from the early years, and it’s not until the 1828 issue that the first MS65RD specimen still survives. Many dates of this series exist in a proof-only format, but some collectors include those issues with their mint state collection.

Notes: This set has bonuses. Please see the Set Composition for a listing.

All-Time Finest (All Eras)

Rank	Set Name	% Complete	% RD	GPA Weighted	GPA with Top Pop Bonuses	Set Rating	User
1	High Desert	100.00%	31.25%	65.02	65.98	65.98	HighDesert
2	The Missouri Cabinet	100.00%	12.50%	63.51	R 64.15	64.15	GCCA
3	Jim McGuigan	100.00%	25.00%	63.59	R 63.88	63.88	Jim_McGuigan
4	Half Sense	100.00%	31.25%	62.18	R 62.41	62.41	STEWARTBLAYNUMI
5	D. L. Hansen Half Cents Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1793-1857)	100.00%	15.63%	62.01	R 62.29	62.29	DLH

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Current Finest

Rank	Set Name	% Complete	% RD	GPA Weighted	GPA with Top Pop Bonuses	Set Rating	User
1	High Desert	100.00%	31.25%	65.02	65.98	65.98	HighDesert
2	RUATWINCOIN	100.00%	9.38%	59.46	59.54	59.54	RUATWINCOIN
3	JJM	100.00%	0.00%	41.98	41.98	41.98	JJM
4	Iron Mountain Lil Sisters UPDATED	96.88%	0.00%	43.46	43.46	40.28	Anonymous
5	tom_amoreno	71.88%	4.35%	60.11	60.11	39.09	[email protected]
6	JReevesTx	96.88%	0.00%	37.91	37.91	35.14	JReevesTx
7	The Stachowicz Collection	84.38%	3.70%	42.08	42.08	34.56	chadstachowicz
8	burke	90.63%	0.00%	41.39	41.39	34.33	TOMB
9	Dumont Collection	71.88%	13.04%	52.00	52.01	34.25	Anonymous
10	lostmountainman	93.75%	0.00%	39.10	39.10	33.70	lostmountainman
11	jay	37.50%	0.00%	49.81	49.81	29.56	[email protected]
12	FredBurple_HalfCents	87.50%	0.00%	38.95	38.95	29.45	FredBurple
13	JayL	34.38%	0.00%	57.60	57.69	27.20	JayL
14	Alabama-2	65.63%	4.76%	41.72	41.72	25.78	ALABAMAC&SCOMPANY
15	The Star Valley Collection	62.50%	0.00%	61.40	61.40	23.46	doughead
16	My 1800's Half Cents	75.00%	0.00%	40.19	40.19	22.54	jmconklin
17	Oak Hill Collection of Red and Red-Brown Half Cents	43.75%	42.86%	66.00	66.28	17.24	Halfcenter
18	The R.S. Gore Collection	50.00%	0.00%	59.88	59.88	15.58	rgore1793
19	MADELINE	68.75%	0.00%	30.10	30.10	14.68	carstand
20	The_Collector03	40.63%	0.00%	46.66	46.66	12.14	The_Collector03

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