V & E Coin News – 1796 Draped Bust Half Dime, Small Eagle. Image: Stack’s Bowers. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….. New Half Dime Design Meant to Beautify American Coinage The Flowing Hair Half Dime design of engraver Robert Scot, used in 1794 and 1795, was disparaged by some for […]