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<p>[QUOTE="John Wright, post: 7673274, member: 107782"]Actually, 1793-1797, 1800, 1802-1811, 1825-1835, 1849-1851, 1853-1857. 1836, 1852, and 1840-1848 were Proof-only, struck for collectors (not for circulation), and likely struck in the 1860's. The 1837 was a privately-struck token. Some coins (usually silver) were cut into fractions (half, quarter) in the late 1700's but rarely afterwards. I have seen other large cents cut in half, but these were "done-unto's", not items to circulate. The "dates of mintage" are sometimes confusing, as the attached half cent struck over a spoiled (cut-down off-center) [ATTACH=full]1318190[/ATTACH] cent shows.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Wright, post: 7673274, member: 107782"]Actually, 1793-1797, 1800, 1802-1811, 1825-1835, 1849-1851, 1853-1857. 1836, 1852, and 1840-1848 were Proof-only, struck for collectors (not for circulation), and likely struck in the 1860's. The 1837 was a privately-struck token. Some coins (usually silver) were cut into fractions (half, quarter) in the late 1700's but rarely afterwards. I have seen other large cents cut in half, but these were "done-unto's", not items to circulate. The "dates of mintage" are sometimes confusing, as the attached half cent struck over a spoiled (cut-down off-center) [ATTACH=full]1318190[/ATTACH] cent shows.[/QUOTE]
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