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PCGS Number: 3654
Coin Date: 1873
Denomination (Short): 2c
Denomination (Long): 2 Cents
Variety: Open 3
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: The Open 3 Variety from 1873 displays spaced out serifs on the 3 and is more scarce than its Closed 3 counterpart. Both varieties come from a combined mintage of 300 coins. Scarce in all grades with great rarity when found in full red gem. Any cameo surfaces are considered great rarities.
NGC ID: 2754

1873 2c Open 3 BN

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
G4	$1,250.00
G6	$1,340.00
VG8	$1,440.00
VG10	$1,500.00
F12	$1,560.00
F15	$1,620.00
VF20	$1,690.00
VF25	$1,720.00
VF30	$1,750.00
VF35	$1,780.00
XF40	$1,810.00
XF45	$1,880.00
AU50	$1,940.00
AU53	$2,000.00
AU55	$2,120.00
AU58	$2,380.00
PR60	$2,880.00
PR61	$2,940.00
PR62	$3,190.00
PR63	$3,310.00
PR64	$3,500.00
PR65	$4,190.00
PR66	$5,000.00
G4 CAC	$1,500.00
G6 CAC	$1,610.00
VG8 CAC	$1,720.00
VG10 CAC	$1,800.00
F12 CAC	$1,880.00
F15 CAC	$1,950.00
VF20 CAC	$2,020.00
VF25 CAC	$2,060.00
VF30 CAC	$2,100.00
VF35 CAC	$2,140.00
XF40 CAC	$2,180.00
XF45 CAC	$2,250.00
AU50 CAC	$2,320.00
AU53 CAC	$2,400.00
AU55 CAC	$2,550.00
AU58 CAC	$2,850.00
PR60 CAC	$3,450.00
PR61 CAC	$3,520.00
PR62 CAC	$3,820.00
PR63 CAC	$3,980.00
PR64 CAC	$4,200.00
PR65 CAC	$5,020.00
PR66 CAC	$6,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
Stacks Bowers	1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).	0	$1,680	08/21/24
	1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof-63 BN (PCGS). CAC.	63	$2,880	11/21/23
	1873 2C Open 3 PR63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (17/52). NGC Census: (9/34). CDN: $2,650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR63. Min	63	$3,360	05/07/23
	1873 2C Open 3 PR63 Brown PCGS. CAC.	63	$2,880	05/04/23
	1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof-63 BN (PCGS). Gold CAC.	63	$3,360	03/23/23
	1873 2C Open 3 PR63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (16/51). NGC Census: (9/35). CDN: $2,600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR63. Min	63	$2,100	06/08/21
	1873 2C Open 3 PR63 Brown PCGS. CAC.	63	$2,820	09/20/15
	1873 2c Open 3 PCGS Proof 63 BN	63	$2,415	04/02/07
Superior	1873 2c Open 3 BN	63	$2,415	02/05/06
	1873 2C Open 3 PR62 Brown PCGS. Gold CAC. PCGS Population: (6/69). NGC Census: (4/43). CDN: $2,550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS	62	$3,120	06/12/23
	1873 2C Open 3 PR62 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/68). NGC Census: (4/43). CDN: $2,550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR62. Mint	62	$2,880	06/06/22
	1873 2C Open 3 PR62 Brown PCGS.	62	$2,640	06/14/18
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR62 Brown PCGS. A nicely struck final year specimen that has luminous light golden-brown color. The Open 3	62	$1,840	06/03/05
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR62 Brown PCGS. The Open 3 proofs were presumably the final coins struck of this denomination, and survivor	62	$1,955	05/07/05
	1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof-65 BN (PCGS). CAC.	65	$4,320	03/22/23
	1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown PCGS.	65	$3,120	12/15/22
	1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$3,600	10/07/22
	1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown PCGS.	65	$3,360	04/22/21
	1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown PCGS.	65	$3,840	01/21/21
	1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown PCGS.	65	$2,702	10/13/14
Legend-Morphy	1873 2c Open 3 BN	65	$4,025	07/18/13
	1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown PCGS. CAC.	65	$2,990	07/10/11
	1873 2C Open 3 PR66 Brown PCGS. CAC.	66	$5,040	10/07/22
	2C 1873 OPEN 3. PCGS PR66 BN CAC	66	$4,700	08/27/20
	2C 1873 OPEN 3 PCGS PR66BN	66	$4,290	12/16/18
	2C 1873 OPEN 3. PCGS PR66 BN	66	$4,935	07/26/18
	1873 2C Open 3 PR66 Brown PCGS. CAC.	66	$5,170	08/14/16
	1873 2C Open 3 PR66 Brown PCGS. CAC.	66	$5,640	01/12/15
	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS. CAC.	64	$2,880	06/18/21
	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS. CAC.	64	$3,120	04/22/21
	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS. CAC.	64	$3,900	01/04/18
	1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof-64 BN (PCGS).	64	$3,995	03/31/17
	2C 1873 OPEN 3 PCGS PR64BN	64	$3,055	12/18/14
	1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof-64 BN (PCGS). OGH.	64	$3,525	06/27/14
	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS.	64	$2,990	02/06/11
	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (28/7). NGC Census: (14/15). Mintage: 500. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PC	64	$3,220	07/12/09
	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS.	64	$3,220	03/31/09
	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS.	64	$3,450	09/28/07
	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS. One of approximately 500 restrikes of this proof-only issue. The deep brown surfaces have d	64	$3,450	03/17/07
Superior	1873 2c Open 3 BN	64	$3,163	09/10/06
Superior	1873 2c Open 3 BN	64	$2,185	02/20/05
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS. Variegated tan and lilac	64	$1,610	05/08/04
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS. Richly colored in deep	64	$1,840	01/10/04
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR64 Brown PCGS. Iridescent yellow-green	64	$1,598	07/30/02
HA	1873 2C OPEN 3, BN	64	$1,595	06/05/99
	1873 2C Open 3 PR58 PCGS. CAC.	58	$2,115	02/05/14
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown NGC.	65	$3,240	11/20/24
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown NGC. CAC.	65	$2,990	05/31/09
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1873 2c Open 3 NGC Proof 65 BN	65	$2,415	08/30/07
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown NGC. Variegated tan, golden-orange, and subtle blue patina graces this meticulously struck and pr	65	$2,990	08/14/06
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR65 Brown NGC. Richly colored in deep red, maroon, mint-green, and mahogany shades. Fully struck, highly re	65	$3,220	06/03/06
Superior	1873 2c Open 3 BN	65	$2,875	09/19/05
HA	1873 2C Open 3 Two Cent Piece -- Curved Clip at 6:30 -- PR61 Brown NGC.	61	$2,160	01/11/19
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR66 Brown NGC. CAC.	66	$7,050	04/28/13
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR66 Brown NGC.	66	$4,406	08/05/12
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR66 Brown NGC.	66	$3,738	07/10/11
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1873 2c Open 3 BN	66	$4,600	05/29/11
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR66 Brown NGC.	66	$2,990	03/31/09
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR58 NGC.	58	$2,415	12/11/11
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR58 NGC.	58	$2,530	06/02/08
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR58 NGC.	58	$2,990	03/07/08
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR58 NGC. This walnut-brown example has a touch too much cabinet friction for a "proper" proof grade, though	58	$3,450	01/06/07
Stacks Bowers	1873 Two-Cent Piece. Open 3. Proof-63 BN (NGC). OH.	63	$2,792	06/15/11
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR63 Brown NGC. A well struck representative with semi-reflective fields that reveal gold, ruby-red, and pow	63	$2,070	06/03/05
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR63 Brown NGC. A well struck	63	$1,840	08/21/04
HA	1873 2C Open 3 PR63 Brown NGC. A well struck	63	$2,012	11/07/03
Stacks Bowers	1873 2c Open 3 BN	40	$2,415	01/16/06

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