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PCGS Number: 3631cam Coin Date: 1866 Denomination (Short): 2c Denomination (Long): 2 Cents Desg: PR Composition: 0.95 copper; 0.05 tin & zinc Mintage: 725 Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: Two cent piece Coinage Years: 1864-1873 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 23 Weight (Grams): 6.22 Designer: James B. Longacre Edge: Plain Obverse Description: An ornate shield flanked on the left and right by leaves with arrow heads and shanks (crossed behind) appear protruding at the four corners. A ribbon above the shield bears the words IN GOD WE TRUST, making this coin design the first usage this now-ubiquitous motto. The date is positioned at the bottom center. Reverse Description: A large numeral 2 with the word CENTS below (smaller) in the center is framed by a well-defined wheat wreath tied at the bottom center by a simple ribbon. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA appears around the periphery. General Notes: The 1866 Proof Two Cent Piece has a moderately low mintage of 725 coins struck, of which most have survived. Scarce as of PR66 with brown and red-brown color. Full red pieces are rare as of PR65. Any cameo surfaces are great rarities in all grades. Look for either nice toners or blazing red examples.
PCGS #: 3631cam NGC ID: 274V
