Although most people have never had one in their pocket change, the half-cent used to be a common coin in the US. It was actually one of the first coins ever minted and continued being released ...

A rare coin expert says you could 'retire today' if you found an old half-penny. Half-pennies have been around since the time of Edward I, who was king of England from 1272 to 1307. The half-penny ...

A rare coin specialist has claimed that discovering an old half-penny could mean you are able to 'retire today'. Half-pennies have a storied history, dating back to the reign of Edward I ...

It is thought the coin initially started life in the 13th Century, when pennies were cut into halves and quarters so that a halfpenny was literally half a penny and a farthing a quarter or ...