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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26404704, member: 101855&quot;]I think you are doing your metal detecting in England, right? If so the answer is U.S. half cents circulated very poorly in the United States. This was especially true for the “second generation” pieces which were issued from 1825 to 1857. It’s rare to see those pieces in grades lower than VF-30. Therefore people coming from the U.S. would not have brought very many of those coins with them. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first generation half cents from 1793 to 1811 saw a lot more use. They are frequently seen well worn, but the mintages were not large. At any rate a half cent had little buying power in the U.S. why carry them when you went abroad? </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally there is the deterioration factor. Copper corrodes much faster in the ground than gold and silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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