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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collector1966, post: 1262345, member: 17919&quot;]&quot;Technically, half cents did not have legal-tender status, a factor that&nbsp; contributed to their unpopularity. Although the Mint struck more than&nbsp; 63,000 half cents in 1811, they were widely rejected. Many merchants&nbsp; refused to take them.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&amp;ArticleId=21377" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&amp;ArticleId=21377" rel="nofollow">http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&amp;ArticleId=21377</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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