1828

    Andrew Jackson was elected president this year, Noah Webster published his An American Dictionary of the English Language, and Congress passed the "Tariff of Abominations." This tariff led to resolutions from several southern legislatures calling it oppressive and unconstitutional. The first recorded strike of textile workers occurred in Paterson, NJ and Nathaniel Hawthorne published Fanshawe, his first novel.

    Elsewhere, an earthquake in Echigo, Japan killed 30,000 people, Johann Schoenlein described and named hemophilia, and Uruguay gained its independence through British mediation.

    The mint delivered 2,260,624 large cents and 606,000 half cents this year. All were probably dated 1828.  Twelve varieties of large cents (N1 - N 12) and  three varieties of half cent (C 1 - C3) are known for this year. The large cents include one "small date (N 11) and one example of bad engraving, (N 6 and N 7). Half cents include examples with either 12 or 13 obverse stars.

    The best coins for this year in the National Numismatic collection include C 3 (1) and N 5 (1).

Half Cents

C 1 (1)

C 1 (2)

C 1 (3)

C 1 (4)

C 2 (1)

C 2 (2)

C 3 (1)

C 3 (2)

C 3 (3)

C 3 (4)

C 3 (5)

Cents

N 1

N 5 (1)

N 5 (2)

N 5 (3)

N 6 (1)

N 6 (2)

N 7 (1)

N 7 (2)

N 8

N 10 (1)

N 10 (2)

N 10 (3)

N 11 (1)

N 11 (2)

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