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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;National dealer, post: 11897, member: 487&quot;]Here is a little extra insight. </p><p><br /></p><p>The mint made Half dollars the first week and a half in 1816, but all were dated 1815.</p><p><br /></p><p>On Jan. 11, 1816 at 2am, a neighbor dumped hot ashes into a barrel next to an outbuilding of the mint. The ensuing fire destroyed the Mint&#039;s rolling mills. </p><p>These mills were needed to roll out the metal to make the planchets for silver and gold. As a result, only the cent could be produced.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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