1865 Two Cent Piece, 1865 Two Cent Piece - Fancy 5 or 1865 Two Cent Piece - Plain 5: the source doesn't say which. Listed under each until it's settled.
1865 Two Cent Piece - RCD-2c-1865-01R Retained Cud
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Discovered by
Fred Weinberg
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Cuds on Coins
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Description
Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, the RCD-2c-1865-01R is a reverse retained cud on the 1865 Two Cent Piece, a denomination struck from 1864 to 1873. The Two Cent Piece holds a unique distinction in American numismatics: it was the first U.S. coin to carry the motto IN GOD WE TRUST, introduced on James B. Longacre's obverse design featuring a large federal shield. The reverse displays a wheat wreath encircling the denomination 2 CENTS, and the "01R" designation confirms the retained cud appears on this reverse die. Retained cuds form when a die fractures at the rim and the broken section remains trapped during striking, and on the Two Cent Piece — which was struck in bronze at the Philadelphia Mint — these rim failures follow the same metallurgical principles as on other bronze-composition coins of the era. The 1865 date is the second year of the series, produced in substantial quantities as the new denomination gained commercial acceptance during the post-Civil War period.
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