1864 Proof Two Cent Piece - Small Motto
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Auction Record
- Price realized
- $54,050
- Sold
- Grade
- PR65BN
- Auction house
- Stack's Bowers
Description
The 1864 Proof Two Cent Piece - Small Motto is a proof two-cent piece struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Two Cent Pieces 1864-1873 series. No record was kept of the Small Motto proofs; NGC puts the number known at about a dozen. The obverse features a shield with a banner inscribed IN GOD WE TRUST — the first U.S. coin to bear this motto and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing 2 CENTS. First year of the denomination and the first U.S. coin to bear IN GOD WE TRUST. The Small Motto coins, with smaller letters in the motto, came first, from a prototype die; NGC puts them at several thousand. As a proof issue, this coin was struck multiple times on specially prepared polished planchets using polished dies, producing mirror-like fields and frosted design elements. Struck in bronze, weighing 6.22 grams, 23 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #3624.
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