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Entry Details

PCGS Number: 83629
Coin Date: 1865
Denomination (Short): 2c
Denomination (Long): 2 Cents
Desg: PR
Composition: 0.95 copper; 0.05 tin & zinc
Mintage: 500
Strike Type: Proof
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: All of the proof 1865 Two Cent Pieces are of the Plain 5 Variety and come from a mintage of 500 coins. Most of that mintage has survived. Scarce as of PR66 with brown and red-brown color. Full red examples are rare as of PR65. Any cameo surfaces are great rarities in all grades.
NGC ID: 274U

1865 2c RD CAM

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
PR64	$3,120.00
PR65	$5,620.00
PR66	$12,000.00
PR64 CAC	$3,750.00
PR65 CAC	$6,880.00
PR66 CAC	$14,400.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1865 2C PR66 Red Cameo PCGS.	66	$9,600	05/05/22
	1865 2C PR66+ Red Cameo PCGS. CAC.	66	$16,200	02/23/21
	2C 1865 PCGS PR66 RD CAM	66	$9,988	05/17/18
HA	1865 2C PR66 Red Cameo PCGS.	66	$7,532	02/26/05
	1865 Two-Cent Piece. Plain 5. Proof-65 RD Cameo (PCGS). CAC.	65	$11,750	06/23/17
	1865 2C PR65 Red Cameo PCGS.	65	$8,225	09/11/16
	1865 2C PR65 Red Cameo PCGS.	65	$4,465	01/11/16
	1865 2C PR65 Red Cameo PCGS.	65	$5,288	12/07/14
	1865 2C PR65 Red Cameo PCGS.	65	$4,847	10/27/14
	1865 2C PR65 Red Cameo PCGS.	65	$6,462	08/09/14
	1865 2C PR65 Red Cameo PCGS.	65	$7,344	02/05/14
	1865 2C PR65 Red Cameo PCGS.	65	$7,931	06/09/13
	1865 2C PR65 Red Cameo PCGS.	65	$8,812	04/28/13
	1865 Two-Cent Piece. Plain 5. Proof-65 RD Cameo (PCGS).	65	$10,472	06/28/12
	1865 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-65 RD Cameo (PCGS). CAC. Secure Holder.	65	$11,241	08/07/10
HA	1865 2C PR65 Red Cameo PCGS. Plain 5. Honey and rose colors endow this meticulously struck and unabraded Gem. An occasional	65	$5,462	06/30/05
HA	1865 2C PR65 Red Cameo PCGS.	65	$5,175	01/15/05
HA	1865 2C PR65 Cameo PCGS. This is an underrated proof Two	65	$6,325	09/28/02
	1865 2C PR64 Red Cameo PCGS.	64	$3,525	04/30/17
	1865 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-64 RD Cameo (PCGS). CAC.	64	$5,522	03/14/13
HA	1865 2C PR64 Red and Brown Cameo NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (1/10). CDN: $2,500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64.	64	$2,100	02/21/23
Stacks Bowers	1865 Two-Cent Piece. Plain 5. Proof-66 BN Cameo (NGC). CAC.	66	$3,600	06/10/21
HA	1865 2C PR66 Red Cameo NGC.	66	$6,600	01/04/18
Stacks Bowers	1865 Two-Cent Piece. Proof-66 RD Cameo (NGC).	66	$6,462	10/29/14
HA	1865 2C PR66 Red Cameo NGC.	66	$6,325	06/06/10
HA	1865 2C PR66 Red Cameo NGC. Richmond Collection. Second year of issue for this odd-denomination, an estimated 500 proofs we	66	$6,268	05/07/05
HA	1865 2C PR65 Brown Cameo NGC.	65	$1,495	03/28/10
HA	1865 2C PR65 Brown Cameo NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (3/1). (#83629)	65	$2,990	10/25/08

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