1864 Two Cent Patterns
Base
About This Coin
Produced at the Philadelphia Mint, the 1864 Two Cent Patterns are trial and experimental strikings connected with the first United States coin to bear IN GOD WE TRUST. The regular-issue two-cent piece, designed by James Barton Longacre and introduced in 1864, pioneered this religious inscription — a response to widespread public sentiment during the Civil War that coins should acknowledge divine providence. The obverse shows a shield with the motto on a scroll, and the reverse 2 CENTS in a wreath. Most are off-metal strikings of the regular dies or pairings with the 1863 reverse, and USPatterns describes some as later restrikes. This group holds the pages for J-363, J-365, J-366, J-367, J-368, J-369, J-370, J-371, J-371a, J-372, J-372a, J-373 and J-374.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(13)
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-363
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-365
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-366
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-367
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-368
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-369
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-370
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-371
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-371a
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-372
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-372a
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-373
1864 Proof Two Cent Pattern - J-374
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