Liberty Cap half cent
United States | |
| Value | 0.005 US Dollar |
|---|---|
| Mass | 1793–1795; 6.74 g 1796–1797; 5.44 g |
| Diameter | 23.5 mm |
| Edge | plain, lettered, or gripped |
| Composition | pure copper |
| Years of minting | 1793–1797 |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Liberty, facing left, with a Liberty cap on a pole behind her |
| Designer | Unknown (possibly Henry Voigt, Joseph Wright, or Adam Eckfeldt) |
| Design date | 1793 |
| Design | Liberty, facing right, with a Liberty cap on a pole behind her |
| Designer | Robert Scot |
| Design date | 1794 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Wreath with strings of berries |
| Designer | Unknown |
| Design date | 1793 |
| Design | Wreath with single berries |
| Designer | Unknown |
| Design date | 1794 |
The Liberty Cap half cent was the first half cent coin produced by the United States Mint. It was issued from 1793 until 1797.