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- 1872 2c BN MS
1872 2c BN MS
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN - Rare Business Strike
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c NGC MS66 BN
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c NGC MS66 BN
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c NGC MS66 BN
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c NGC MS66 BN
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 Two-Cent Piece. MS-66 BN (NGC).
Source: Stack's Bowers
1872 Two-Cent Piece. MS-66 BN (NGC).
Source: Stack's Bowers
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN ex: D.L. Hansen
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN - Rare Business Strike
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN ex: D.L. Hansen
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN - Rare Business Strike
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN ex: D.L. Hansen
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN - Rare Business Strike
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 BN ex: D.L. Hansen
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1872 2C MS65 Brown PCGS. CAC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1872 2C MS65 Brown PCGS. CAC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 2704)
The 1872 is the key date for the Two Cent Series as well as being the final year of issue for the denomination. It is also the lowest mintage for the series by far with just 65,000 coins produced in 1872. Scarce in all grades and turning into true rarity as it climbs the Mint State grades into gem territory. Slightly tougher to find with red-brown color as opposed to brown; but, far more rare in full red.
Obverse: 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: 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.
Dealers OnlyCatalog Detail
| GSID: | 2704 |
| Coin Date: | 1872 |
| Denomination: | 2c / Two cents |
| Designation: | MS |
| Mint Mark: | P |
| Mint Location: | Philadelphia |
| Mintage: | 65,000 |
| Coinage Type: | Two cent piece |
| Coinage Years: | 1864-1873 |
| Composition: | 0.95 copper; 0.05 tin & zinc |
| Strike Type: | Business |
| Diameter: | 23 mm |
| Weight: | 6.22 gr |
| Coin Shape: | Round |
| Designer: | James B. Longacre |
| Obverse Lettering: | IN GOD WE TRUST, 1872 |
| Obverse Designer: | James B. Longacre |
| Reverse Lettering: | 2, CENTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Reverse Designer: | James B. Longacre |
| PCGS #: | 3612 |
| NGC ID: | 22NG |
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