1795 Half-Cent Struck Over a 1795 Cent Minting errors were happening even in the early days of US coin production, and one 1795 half-cent is a good example of this. It Was struck over a 1795 penny ...

Before the penny, for 64 years, Americans had the half-penny. But like the half-penny, the 1-cent coin has now outlived its usefulness.