Half cent
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HALF CENT, money. A copper coin of the United States, of the value of one two-hundredth part of a dollar, or five mills. It weighs eighty-four grains. Act of January 18, 1837, s. 12, 4 Sharswood's cont. of Story's L. U. S. 2523, 4. Vide Money.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.