1806 Half Cent Large 6 Stems - Fine+ Detail - 1806 Draped Bust Half Cent Large Six With Stems

This listing is for the photographed 1806 Draped Bust Half Cent, Large 6, With Stems. Great detail on this coin. 

First authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792 on April 2, 1792, the coin was produced in the United States from 1793 to 1857. The half-cent piece was made of 100% copper and was valued at five milles, or one two-hundredth of a dollar. It was slightly smaller than a modern U.S. quarter with diameters 22 mm (1793), 23.5 mm (1794–1836) and 23 mm (1840–1857). Coinage was discontinued by the Coinage Act of February 21, 1857. They were all produced at the Philadelphia Mint.

Composition: Copper

Mint Location: Philadelphia

Mintage: 356,000