Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1919 — American Half-Cent Pieces. [ARTICLE]

American Half-Cent Pieces.

Joseph Powell, the curiosity shop keeper at the zoo, has added a collection of United States half-cent coins to his already large coin exhibit. They date from 1800 to 1856, The government stopped coining half cents a good many years ago, but they are still real money and will be accepted at their face value. Of course, the fact that half cents are now worth 25 cents to 75 cents each, because of their scarcity, is another matter. — Cincinnati Star-Times.