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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 536059, member: 9270&quot;]Part of it is that beginning American collectors start with Lincoln Cents and the go up from there.</p><p>Jefferson nickels, Roosevelt dimes, etc.</p><p>Then when they get the modern issues pretty much in shape they start to think, &quot;What next?&quot;</p><p>And that generally turns out to be the next newest issues (IHC&#039;s, Buffalos, Merc&#039;s or Morgans).</p><p>The newest half cent is 1857. That predates all this other stuff.</p><p>Most people have to collect a LONG time to get back that far.</p><p>And there&#039;s no modern connection or continuity to half cents like there is for cents (Lincolns lead to IHC&#039;s which lead to FE&#039;s which lead to large cents).</p><p>Half dimes suffer from the same problem.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One nice thing about half cents is that they weren&#039;t very popular, even back when they were issued.</p><p>So they didn&#039;t circulate much and now the higher grades are easier to find than cents.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve got the full set of business strike Braided Hair half cents (1849-1857).</p><p>Only 8 coins needed to complete the set.</p><p>They are all AU or MS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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