<P> On December 1 , 1794 , the first half dollars , approximately 5,300 pieces , were delivered . Another 18,000 were produced in January 1795 using dies of 1794 , to save the expense of making new ones . Another 30,000 pieces were struck by the end of 1801 . The coin had the Heraldic Eagle , based on the Great Seal of the United States on the reverse . 150,000 were minted in 1804 but struck with dies from 1803 , so no 1804 specimens exist . </P>
<P> On December 1 , 1794 , the first half dollars , approximately 5,300 pieces , were delivered . Another 18,000 were produced in January 1795 using dies of 1794 , to save the expense of making new ones . Another 30,000 pieces were struck by the end of 1801 . The coin had the Heraldic Eagle , based on the Great Seal of the United States on the reverse . 150,000 were minted in 1804 but struck with dies from 1803 , so no 1804 specimens exist . </P>
when did the 50 cent coin come out
when did the 50 cent coin come out
December 1 , 1794
December 1 , 1794