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PCGS Number: 3590
Coin Date: 1866
Denomination (Short): 2c
Denomination (Long): 2 Cents
Desg: MS
Composition: 0.95 copper; 0.05 tin & zinc
Mintage: 3,177,000
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Two cent piece
Coinage Years: 1864-1873
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 23
Fineness: 0
Weight (Grams): 6.22
Weight (Ounces): 0
Designer: James B. Longacre
Edge: Plain
Obverse Description: An ornate shield flanked on the left and right by leaves with arrow heads and shanks (crossed behind) appear protruding at the four corners. A ribbon above the shield bears the words IN GOD WE TRUST, making this coin design the first usage this now-ubiquitous motto. The date is positioned at the bottom center.
Reverse Description: A large numeral 2 with the word CENTS below (smaller) in the center is framed by a well-defined wheat wreath tied at the bottom center by a simple ribbon. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA appears around the periphery.
General Notes: The 1866 Two Cent Piece is in third place for the highest mintage in the series with over 3.1 million coins struck making it a fantastic type coin. Extremely common in all grades up to the finest of gems which are just slightly scarce. The color designations show a very gradual increase in value and rarity with only the highest graded red gems being rare.
NGC ID: 274R

1866 2c RD

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
MS63	$520.00
MS64	$748.00
MS65	$1,590.00
MS66	$4,690.00
MS63 CAC	$624.00
MS64 CAC	$910.00
MS65 CAC	$2,500.00
MS66 CAC	$10,600.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS. CAC.	66	$8,400	01/15/25
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS. CAC.	66	$7,500	05/09/24
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS. CAC.	66	$8,700	02/09/23
	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-66 RD (PCGS).	66	$4,080	05/23/19
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS Secure.	66	$3,840	12/13/18
	2C 1866 PCGS MS66+ RD CAC	66	$21,738	07/26/18
	1866 2C MS66+ Red PCGS.	66	$15,275	07/09/17
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS.	66	$24,675	04/06/17
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS.	66	$3,760	01/09/17
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS.	66	$7,638	01/09/17
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS. CAC.	66	$14,100	05/01/16
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS. CAC.	66	$8,812	05/12/15
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS.	66	$8,812	03/02/14
	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS.	66	$10,350	01/09/11
	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-66 RD (PCGS). CAC. Secure Holder.	66	$13,556	08/07/10
HA	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS. A lustrous peach-gold Premium Gem that benefits from an exquisite strike and unmarked fields. The de	66	$10,350	10/26/06
HA	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS.	66	$5,750	01/15/05
HA	1866 2C MS66 Red PCGS. Well struck with bright, lustrous,	66	$7,188	01/10/04
HA	1866 2C, RD	66	$5,720	04/28/95
HA	1866 2C, RD	66	$1,980	10/05/94
HA	1866 2C, RD	66	$2,420	06/03/94
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/14). Mintage 3,177,000.	65	$1,440	11/26/24
	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-65 RD (PCGS). OGH.	65	$1,920	06/14/23
	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-65+ RD (PCGS).	65	$1,440	08/16/21
	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-65 RD (PCGS). CAC. OGH.	65	$2,640	12/17/20
	1866 2C MS65+ Red PCGS.	65	$2,340	10/14/20
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (49/13). NGC Census: (17/7). CDN: $1,275 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 3,17	65	$1,200	08/11/20
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (49/13 and 7/2+). NGC Census: (17/7 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,275 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS	65	$1,260	04/26/20
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (49/13). NGC Census: (17/7). CDN: $1,275 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 3,17	65	$900	04/26/20
	2C 1866 PCGS MS65 RD CAC	65	$5,288	03/26/20
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (47/13). NGC Census: (17/7). CDN: $1,275 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS	65	$2,280	01/12/20
	1866 2C MS65+ Red PCGS Secure.	65	$2,400	10/12/18
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS Secure.	65	$960	06/14/18
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$1,200	02/22/18
	1866 2C MS65+ Red PCGS.	65	$3,132	01/04/18
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. CAC.	65	$1,292	08/02/17
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$1,175	06/11/17
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$1,880	09/11/16
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$999	01/11/16
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$1,292	12/06/15
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$1,645	08/16/15
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$1,692	07/12/15
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. CAC.	65	$1,998	02/01/15
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. CAC.	65	$1,880	08/09/14
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$1,762	03/23/14
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$1,998	01/12/14
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$1,998	01/12/14
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$2,585	09/29/13
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$2,350	09/29/13
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$4,406	09/29/13
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1866 2c RD	65	$2,012	06/02/13
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$2,645	07/15/12
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$3,738	01/08/12
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$2,530	09/11/11
	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-65 RD (PCGS).	65	$2,936	08/19/11
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. CAC.	65	$2,875	07/10/11
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$1,840	05/01/11
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$2,760	08/15/10
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$2,530	08/15/10
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$2,990	05/31/09
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$2,530	03/31/09
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$2,760	01/12/08
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS.	65	$2,530	01/12/08
	1866 2c PCGS MS65 RD	65	$2,990	07/23/07
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (31/7). NGC Census: (19/7). Mintage: 3,177,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS c	65	$2,990	06/10/07
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. Comprehensive satin luster bedazzles this exquisitely struck and attractive representative. Clean as	65	$2,530	05/12/07
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. Rich peach luster bathes this sharply struck and smooth Gem. A trace of obverse carbon at 3 o'clock	65	$2,530	05/12/07
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. This attentively struck Gem is mark-free and features consistent peach-gold color. Only distributed	65	$2,990	05/12/07
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. This lustrous Gem has consistent chestnut-gold surfaces. The strike is precise, and carbon is minima	65	$2,530	05/12/07
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. A shimmering brick-red beauty with peach and green-gold hues. Precisely struck and lightly abraded w	65	$2,530	05/12/07
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. Vivid peach-gold dominates, although a whisper of apple-green is also present. The strike is good, a	65	$2,530	05/12/07
	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. A vibrant Gem that sports fresh reddish-orange surfaces and pleasing detail. A handful of tiny ticks	65	$3,220	01/06/07
American Numismatic Rarities	1866 2c RD	65	$2,990	06/21/06
HA	1866 2C MS65 Red PCGS. Fully brilliant and lustrous with attractive orange mint color, slightly mellowed on the reverse. Al	65	$2,070	04/29/06
Stacks Bowers	1866 2c RD	65	$1,380	01/16/06
HA	1866 2C, RD	65	$1,725	04/05/01
HA	1866 2C, RD	65	$862	08/02/97
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (35/60). NGC Census: (1/25). CDN: $575 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3	64	$990	06/16/24
Stacks Bowers	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-64 RD (PCGS).	64	$552	04/02/24
	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-64 RD (PCGS).	64	$780	03/27/23
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (35/61). NGC Census: (1/24). CDN: $575 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3,177,	64	$630	03/21/22
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/59). NGC Census: (1/24). CDN: $575 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3,177,	64	$900	01/26/21
	1866 2C MS64+ Red PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (36/62 and 2/10+). NGC Census: (1/24 and 0/1+). CDN: $575 Whsle. Bid for NGC/	64	$810	08/04/20
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (37/60). NGC Census: (2/26). Mintage: 3,177,000. CDN Wsl. Price for problem free NGC	64	$588	07/10/16
	1866 2c PCGS MS64 RD - No Reserve!	64	$578	09/14/15
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (38/53). NGC Census: (3/29). Mintage: 3,177,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem f	64	$588	02/01/15
	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-64 RD (PCGS).	64	$576	11/04/14
	1866 2C MS64+ Red PCGS.	64	$1,533	09/29/13
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS.	64	$705	10/21/12
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS.	64	$920	08/14/11
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (40/49). NGC Census: (2/27). Mintage: 3,177,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem f	64	$748	05/01/11
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS.	64	$1,610	05/01/11
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS.	64	$748	03/20/11
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS.	64	$1,380	07/11/10
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (36/42). NGC Census: (0/0). Mintage: 3,177,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS c	64	$748	02/08/09
Stacks Bowers	1866 2c RD	64	$575	01/12/09
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS.	64	$805	10/25/08
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS, yellow-gold with lime tints near the rims, each side has a few pinpoint flyspecks; and an 1866 MS6 (Total: 2 Coins)	64	$1,495	05/12/07
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS, evenly struck, pumpkin-gold with peripheral aqua and moderate carbon; and an 1866 MS64 Red PCGS, (Total: 2 Coins)	64	$1,495	05/12/07
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS. Practically unturned orange color enhances the eye appeal of this glowing near-Gem. Well-defined sav	64	$575	04/10/07
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (31/38). NGC Census: (3/26). Mintage: 3,177,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $550. (#3590	64	$719	03/18/07
	1866 2C MS64 Red PCGS. Choice with vibrant copper-orange surfaces that have a trace of magenta-gray on each side. The devic	64	$575	02/17/07
HA	1866 2C, RD	64	$374	09/25/99
HA	1866 2C, RD	64	$275	04/11/97
Stacks Bowers	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-65 RD (NGC).	65	$1,140	11/22/21
HA	1866 2C MS65 Red NGC. NGC Census: (17/7). PCGS Population: (45/13). CDN: $1,275 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS65.	65	$1,080	06/09/19
HA	1866 2C MS65 Red NGC.	65	$1,200	01/31/19
Stacks Bowers	1866 Two-Cent Piece. MS-65 RD (NGC). CAC. OH.	65	$2,585	03/27/15
HA	1866 2C MS65 Red NGC. A fresh and original copper-orange Gem that has all the hallmarks of careful custodianship. Solidly s	65	$1,035	10/26/06
HA	1866 2C MS65 Red NGC. Orange-red patina with undulating	65	$1,006	09/28/02
HA	1866 2C, RD	66	$2,090	09/21/96
HA	1866 2C, RD	66	$1,430	05/29/96

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