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2-Cent Piece 2c 1864-1873 BN

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
PR60 $325.00
PR61 $390.00
PR62 $455.00
PR63 $533.00
PR64 $624.00
PR65 $910.00
PR66 $1,500.00
PR67 $4,750.00
PR60 CAC $390.00
PR61 CAC $468.00
PR62 CAC $546.00
PR63 CAC $640.00
PR64 CAC $749.00
PR65 CAC $1,080.00
PR66 CAC $1,800.00
PR67 CAC $5,700.00

Apr Data

651 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1864 2C Large Motto PR66 Brown NGC. CAC. 66 HA 2,640 09/13/2024
    1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,680 08/21/2024
    1868 2C PR66 Brown PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (5/0). Mintage 600. 66 HA 1,560 08/18/2024
    1864 2C Large Motto PR66 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (5/1). Mintage 100. 66 HA 2,400 08/18/2024
    1871 2C PR66 Brown NGC. CAC. Ex: Rev. Dr. James G.K. McClure. CAC Population: (6/0). Mintage 960. 66 HA 1,500 08/18/2024
    1873 2C Closed 3 PR61 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (2/80). PCGS Population: (5/144). CDN: $2,150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR61. Mi 61 HA 2,040 06/16/2024
    1869 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-64 BN (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 870 05/08/2024
    1870 Two-Cent Piece. Proof. Unc Details--Questionable Color (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 384 03/13/2024
    1867 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-63 BN (NGC). 63 Stacks Bowers 504 02/07/2024
    1869 2C PR66 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/1). NGC Census: (9/3). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR66. Mintage 600. 66 HA 1,380 01/16/2024
    1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof-63 BN (PCGS). CAC. 63 Stacks Bowers 2,880 11/21/2023
    1871 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-62 BN (NGC). OH Generation 4.0. 62 Stacks Bowers 384 10/25/2023
    1864 Two-Cent Piece. Large Motto. Proof. Unc Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 780 08/23/2023
    1867 Two-Cent Piece. Proof. Unc Details--Questionable Color (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 360 08/23/2023
    1868 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-65 BN (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 840 08/23/2023
    1869 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-64 BN (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 1,020 08/23/2023
    1870 2C PR61 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (2/53). PCGS Population: (0/72). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR61. Mintage 1,000. 61 HA 432 08/22/2023
    1873 Two-Cent Piece. Close 3. Proof. Unc Details--Lacquer (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,920 08/18/2023
    1873 Two-Cent Piece. Close 3. Proof-64 BN (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 2,160 08/18/2023
    1865 2C PR65 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (26/6). NGC Census: (17/8). CDN: $700 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR65. Mintage 500. 65 HA 930 08/01/2023
    1873 2C Open 3 PR62 Brown PCGS. Gold CAC. PCGS Population: (6/69). NGC Census: (4/43). CDN: $2,550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 62 HA 3,120 06/12/2023
    1871 2C PR62 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (8/59). PCGS Population: (11/58). CDN: $350 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR62. Mintage 960. 62 HA 432 05/09/2023
    1866 2C PR66 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/0). NGC Census: (6/0). CDN: $2,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR66. Mintage 725. 66 HA 2,040 05/07/2023
    1873 2C Open 3 PR63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (17/52). NGC Census: (9/34). CDN: $2,650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR63. Min 63 HA 3,360 05/07/2023
    1873 2C Closed 3 PR64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (57/43). NGC Census: (25/27). CDN: $2,300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64. 64 HA 2,400 05/07/2023
    1873 2C Open 3 PR63 Brown PCGS. CAC. 63 HA 2,880 05/04/2023
    1873 2C Closed 3 PR61 Brown PCGS. CAC. 61 HA 2,400 05/04/2023
    1872 Two-Cent Piece. Proof. Unc Details--Spot Removed (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 600 03/28/2023
    1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof-63 BN (PCGS). Gold CAC. 63 Stacks Bowers 3,360 03/23/2023
    1872 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-66 BN (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 2,640 03/22/2023
    1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof-65 BN (PCGS). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 4,320 03/22/2023
    1866 2c NGC Proof 63 BN 63 David Lawrence Rare Coins 525 02/27/2023
    1864 2C Small Motto PR65 Brown PCGS. 65 HA 39,600 01/12/2023
    1864 2C Large Motto PR66 Brown PCGS. 66 HA 2,760 01/11/2023
    1873 2c PCGS/CAC Proof 65 BN (Closed 3) 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 3,001 12/26/2022
    1873 2C Closed 3 PR66 Brown PCGS. 66 HA 4,080 12/15/2022
    1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown PCGS. 65 HA 3,120 12/15/2022
    1867 2C PR65 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (16/10). PCGS Population: (5/1). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR65. Mintage 625. 65 HA 720 11/22/2022
    1870 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-65 BN (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 780 11/08/2022
    1871 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-62 BN (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 408 11/08/2022
    1872 2C PR63 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (25/83). PCGS Population: (31/82). CDN: $525 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR63. Mintage 950. 63 HA 660 10/18/2022
    1873 2C Open 3 PR66 Brown PCGS. CAC. 66 HA 5,040 10/07/2022
    1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 3,600 10/07/2022
    1872 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-64 BN (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 810 08/29/2022
    1864 Two-Cent Piece. Large Motto. Proof-66 BN (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 2,640 08/25/2022
    1872 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-65 BN (PCGS). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 5,040 08/25/2022
    1873 2C Closed 3 PR62 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (8/69). PCGS Population: (12/132). CDN: $2,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR62. M 62 HA 1,980 08/16/2022
    1872 2C PR61 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (5/117). PCGS Population: (3/128). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR61. Mintage 950. 61 HA 780 07/26/2022
    1866 2C PR66 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/0). NGC Census: (6/0). CDN: $2,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR66. Mintage 725. 66 HA 2,220 07/17/2022
    1868 2C PR66 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/2 and 2/0+). NGC Census: (6/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR6 66 HA 1,680 07/17/2022
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 3618
      Coin Date: 2-Cent Piece
      Denomination (Short): 2c
      Denomination (Long): 2 Cents
      Variety: 1864-1873
      Desg: PR
      Composition: 0.95 copper; 0.05 tin & zinc
      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: Proof 2 cent pieces are popular among 19th-century type and copper enthusiasts, who also enjoy collecting business-strike 2 cent coins, which were designed James B. Longacre. Ranging in price from the mid hundreds to the many thousands of dollars, proof 2 cent coinage is considerably scarce and especially sought after in the higher grades. <BR><BR> A typical proof 2 cent is encountered in Brown grade from PF60 to PF64, with higher-grading pieces and Red-Brown or Red specimens coming along much less frequently. Premiums are paid for nice Red Cameo or Red-Brown Cameo proofs or any specimen with especially nice surfaces and few detractions. <BR><BR> The 1864 Small Motto proof is the rarest issue of all in the series, with Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) estimating only five in existence across all grades; even the lower-level proof examples trade in the five figures. Only proof specimens were struck in 1873, and these scarce pieces generally start in the four-figure range. All other dates saw mintages in the hundreds of greater and usually range from $300 to $1,000 for typical specimens.
      PCGS #: 3618
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