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1864 2C Small Motto MS66 Red NGC. FS-401....
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Description
1864 Small Motto Two Cent, MS66 Red
Conditionally Rare First-Year Key
1864 2C Small Motto MS66 Red NGC. FS-401. The surfaces on
each side range from light to deep peach, never sliding toward
mahogany or any other "Brown" shade. The strike is crisp, carbon is
minimal, and any attempt at criticism dissolves into pettiness.Variety: Small Motto, FS-401.
Population Data (4/14): NGC shows only nine in MS66 Red with one finer. The finest at PCGS are four submissions in the same grade.
Heritage Commentary: The Small Motto variant of the 1864 two cent piece forms a distinct minority of the coins struck in that debut year, among both proofs and business strikes. As such, it forms one of the "bookend keys" for the series, along with the proof-only 1873 coins. As a Red circulation-strike example in better-than-Gem preservation, this high-grade condition rarity could slot into any of the best collections of its odd denomination.(Registry values: N2998)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 22N8, PCGS# 3581, Greysheet# 2679)
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin & zinc
Weight: 6.22 grams
Weight: 0.21oz
Mintage: 19,847,500
Auction Info
2014 June 23 The Eugene H. Gardner Collection of US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1213 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2014
23rd
Monday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 10
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