Liberty Cap half cent

Liberty Cap half cent
United States
Value0.005 US Dollar
Mass1793–1795; 6.74 g
1796–1797; 5.44 g
Diameter23.5 mm
Edgeplain, lettered, or gripped
Compositionpure copper
Years of minting1793–1797
Obverse
DesignLiberty, facing left, with a Liberty cap on a pole behind her
DesignerUnknown (possibly Henry Voigt, Joseph Wright, or Adam Eckfeldt)
Design date1793
DesignLiberty, facing right, with a Liberty cap on a pole behind her
DesignerRobert Scot
Design date1794
Reverse
DesignWreath with strings of berries
DesignerUnknown
Design date1793
DesignWreath with single berries
DesignerUnknown
Design date1794

The Liberty Cap half cent was the first half cent coin produced by the United States Mint. It was issued from 1793 until 1797.