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PCGS Number: 3613
Coin Date: 1872
Denomination (Short): 2c
Denomination (Long): 2 Cents
Desg: MS
Composition: 0.95 copper; 0.05 tin & zinc
Mintage: 65,000
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 1872 is the key date for the Two Cent Series as well as being the final year of issue for the denomination. It is also the lowest mintage for the series by far with just 65,000 coins produced in 1872. Scarce in all grades and turning into true rarity as it climbs the Mint State grades into gem territory. Slightly tougher to find with red-brown color as opposed to brown; but, far more rare in full red.
NGC ID: 22NG

1872 2c RB

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
MS61	$3,250.00
MS62	$3,440.00
MS63	$3,560.00
MS64	$4,060.00
MS65	$6,250.00
MS66	$10,000.00
MS61 CAC	$3,900.00
MS62 CAC	$4,120.00
MS63 CAC	$4,280.00
MS64 CAC	$5,000.00
MS65 CAC	$6,880.00
MS66 CAC	$11,900.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1872 2C MS62 Red and Brown PCGS.	62	$3,120	09/15/23
	2C 1872 PCGS MS65 RB CAC	65	$6,462	05/25/23
	1872 2C MS65+ Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$8,100	12/15/22
	1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65 RB	65	$6,500	11/07/22
	2C 1872 PCGS MS65 RB CAC	65	$6,169	09/08/22
	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. A rare Gem Red and Brown example of this final-year circulati	65	$5,520	03/21/22
	1872 2C MS65+ Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$6,600	04/23/20
	1872 2c PCGS/CAC MS65+ RB ex: D.L. Hansen	65	$9,750	12/30/19
	1872 Two-Cent Piece. MS-65 RB (PCGS). CAC.	65	$8,400	11/09/17
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS.	65	$6,462	08/02/17
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$11,750	02/19/17
	2C 1872 DDO FS-101, (FS-006) PCGS MS65 RB	65	$5,875	05/19/16
	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS65 Red and Brown PCGS.	65	$14,100	05/01/16
	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$8,812	01/11/16
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS.	65	$7,638	08/16/15
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$9,988	02/01/15
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS.	65	$8,225	01/12/15
	2C 1872 DDO FS-101 FS-006 PCGS MS65RB CAC	65	$8,812	12/18/14
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$14,100	01/12/14
	1872 2C MS65+ Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$18,800	08/10/13
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$12,338	04/28/13
	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. FS-101.	65	$12,925	01/14/13
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS.	65	$13,800	01/08/12
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$14,950	01/08/12
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS.	65	$11,500	10/16/11
	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$16,100	06/05/11
Scotsman	1872 2c RB	65	$9,488	10/17/08
	2C 1872 PCGS MS63 RB	63	$2,468	05/25/23
	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	63	$3,120	09/07/18
	1872 Two-Cent Piece. MS-63 RB (PCGS).	63	$2,820	08/09/16
HA	1872 2C MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. FS-006. After a large introductory mintage in 1864, production of the two cent piece gradu	63	$3,220	02/11/06
HA	1872 2C MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. The mintage for 1872 was a very low 65,000 pieces, and this coin is scarce in all grades,	63	$2,760	11/05/05
	1872 Two-Cent Piece. MS-64 RB (PCGS).	64	$4,560	08/25/22
	1872 Two-Cent Piece. MS-64 RB (PCGS).	64	$3,120	08/13/19
	1872 2C MS64+ Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	64	$5,400	06/06/19
	2C 1872 PCGS MS64+ RB CAC	64	$4,700	01/27/19
	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	64	$4,080	11/08/18
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	64	$5,040	02/22/18
	1872 Two-Cent Piece. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-64 RB (PCGS).	64	$3,120	11/09/17
	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	64	$4,230	09/11/16
	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$3,642	05/01/16
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	64	$3,995	01/12/15
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$3,819	12/07/14
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$4,418	12/07/14
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$4,700	09/06/14
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$4,112	07/13/14
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$3,819	04/27/14
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$6,462	03/02/14
	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. FS-101.	64	$7,475	03/11/12
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$6,900	12/11/11
	1872 2C MS64+ Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	64	$10,925	08/14/11
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$10,350	01/09/11
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$9,775	01/10/10
	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS.	64	$10,350	01/11/09
	1872 2c PCGS MS64 RB	64	$3,968	04/10/06
HA	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. FS-006. TRUST is nicely die doubled. The Two Cent denomination was launched in 1864 with s	64	$4,025	11/05/05
HA	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Sharply struck and free from visible carbon, the surfaces are exceptionally clean and mark	64	$4,025	09/24/05
HA	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. A date that is seldom	64	$2,242	11/23/02
HA	1872 2C, RB	64	$1,265	08/19/95
	1872 2C MS66 Red and Brown PCGS.	66	$8,400	03/14/19
	1872 2C MS66 Red and Brown PCGS.	66	$9,400	05/01/16
	1872 2c RB	66	$18,750	11/30/14
	1872 2C MS66 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.	66	$16,450	10/13/14
Stacks Bowers	1872 Two-Cent Piece. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-65 RB (NGC).	65	$4,320	08/25/22
HA	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$5,280	09/18/20
HA	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$4,935	04/06/17
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1872 2c NGC MS65 RB (DDO FS-101) - No Reserve!	65	$5,250	06/06/16
HA	1872 2C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$5,405	05/12/15
HA	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown NGC.	65	$5,875	01/12/14
HA	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. CAC.	65	$7,050	09/29/13
HA	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. CAC. FS-101.	65	$6,462	04/28/13
HA	1872 2C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. This low mintage emission of 65,000 business strikes is here represented by an attractive r	65	$6,900	09/16/06
HA	1872 2C, RB	65	$1,725	02/12/99
HA	1872 2C, RB	65	$1,668	09/26/98
Legend	2C 1872 NGC MS61 RB	61	$2,232	07/28/22
HA	1872 2C MS61 Red and Brown NGC.	61	$2,875	02/06/11
HA	1872 2C MS63 Red and Brown NGC. FS-006. TRUST is nicely die doubled. This popular low mintage date is from the final year o	63	$2,415	04/07/06
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1872 2c NGC MS66 RB	66	$6,095	11/28/04
HA	1872 2C, RB	66	$3,740	08/13/96
HA	1872 2C, RB	66	$2,750	08/14/95
HA	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown NGC. The mintage for 1872 was	64	$2,070	01/10/04
HA	1872 2C MS64 Red and Brown NGC. Sharply struck and free	64	$1,782	01/11/03
HA	1872 2C, RB	64	$1,955	01/05/01
HA	1872 2C, RB	64	$1,210	02/02/94
HA	1872 2C, RB	64	$880	10/01/93
HA	1872 2C, RB	64	$1,210	06/04/93

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