Although most people have never had one in their pocket change, the half-cent used to be a common ... the half-penny shows Lady Liberty facing left and holding a cap on a pole.

In a small provincial auction in southwest England, a rare 1796 Liberty Cap half-cent in mint condition came under the hammer Tuesday. The small copper coin, which looks like nothing special to ...

It seems like every week there’s a new argument to remove the penny from circulation. But did you know that the U.S. once had a half-cent? When the U.S. stopped making them in 1857, they had the ...