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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BostonMike, post: 177742, member: 7251&quot;]There was a Half Cent coin back in the early 1800&#039;s.&nbsp; Back then some items only cost a 1/2 a cent so they needed a coin for that. </p><p><br /></p><p>When you didn&#039;t have a coin to make change, you did the next best thing and cut a full cent in half. Coins value were based on metal content back then so a cent coin cut in half would equal a half a cent to someone in those times. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nowadays, you cut a dime in half and you just ruinied a coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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