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The two-cent piece was produced by the Mint of the United States for circulation from 1864 to 1872 and for collectors in 1873. Designed by James B. Longacre, there were decreasing mintages each year, as other minor coins such as the nickel proved more popular.
20 Ιουν 2011 · While many believe that the Two Cent piece was a direct outgrowth of the nation's coinage needs during the Civil War, the idea for a two cent coin actually predated the Civil War by many years.
28 Απρ 2023 · The first 1864 2-cent pieces had two varieties of motto called large and small. The difference is that in the small motto the “O” in “GOD” is almost round and higher than the “D,” while the “S” in “TRUST” has no serifs.
9 Μαρ 2021 · From 1806 to 1835 nothing was heard of a two-cent piece but in the latter year Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury resurrected the idea. (Woodbury also thought that a gold dollar was needed by the public.) Woodbury wanted a billon coinage for the two-cent piece and suggested that it be nine-tenths copper and one-tenth silver.
Two Cent Pieces. Designed by: James B. Longacre. Issue Dates: 1864-1873. Composition: Bronze (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc) Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 6.22 grams (96 grains) Edge: Plain. Business Strike Mintage: 45,601,000. Proof Mintage: 7,500 (estimated)
29 Δεκ 2022 · Two Cent Piece Mintages. The Two Cent Piece was struck at the Philadelphia Mint from 1864 to 1873. In the first year of release, the mintage reached nearly 20 million pieces. This would represent the high for the series, with each subsequent year seeing a lower mintage.
Starved for coinage of any kind, Americans readily embraced the two-cent piece when it made its first appearance in 1864. That year also witnessed the high-water mark for the coin's production, with nearly 20 million business-strike examples being made.
