1793–1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent Mintage

All Liberty Cap Half Cents were struck at Philadelphia and used no mint mark.

Collector reference

Lowest Listed Mintages

Lowest mintage does not necessarily mean rarest or most valuable. Proofs and special issues are listed separately where applicable.

Lowest listed mintage — non-proof issues

1796Philadelphia · None · 1,390Lowest mintage of the Liberty Cap series

Liberty Cap Half Cent coin obverse and reverse

Complete Year-by-Year Mintage Table

Year / Issue	Mint	Mint Mark	Mintage	Status / Notes
1793	Philadelphia	None	35,334	First year of issue; first Half Cent design
1794	Philadelphia	None	81,600	Large increase in production
1795	Philadelphia	None	78,660	Strong output; multiple die varieties
1796	Philadelphia	None	1,390	Lowest mintage of the Liberty Cap series
1797	Philadelphia	None	127,840	Final year and highest mintage

Series Totals

Category	Value
Years Produced	1793-1797
Mint Locations	Philadelphia only
Mint Marks Used	None
Lowest Mintage	1796 (1,390)
Highest Mintage	1797 (127,840)
Key Dates	1793, 1796
Final Year	1797

The 1796 figure is the conventional reported total for both Liberty Cap half-cent varieties, not a separate count for each variety. PCGS auction reference.