1804 Half Cent - No Reserve - Free Shipping - CHOICE XF++/AU ** RARE

Pricing & History
  • Sold for
    Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
  • Sold Date
  • Source eBay
This is a great piece of history you can hold in your hands – 1804 was an amazing year! in 1804 Thomas Jefferson is the third president of the United States. In November he wins his second term. In March 1804 a formal ceremony transfers the Louisiana Purchase from France to the United states doubling the size of the nation. In May 1804 Lewis and Clark embark on their historic journey of discovery. On July 11, 1804 Alexander Hamilton is shot during a duel with Aaron Burr and dies the next day. The world population reaches 1 billion people. Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E–flat is premiered in Vienna. Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate. At his Coronation in the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, Napoleon crowns himself as the first Emperor of the French in a thousand years.