2 Cent Coin
The Two Cent Piece was struck at the Philadelphia Mint from 1864 to 1873. In the first year of release, the mintage reached nearly 20 million pieces. This would represent the high for the series, with each subsequent year seeing a lower mintage.
By 1870, the annual mintage dropped below the one million mark, eventually falling to just 65,000 pieces for the last circulation strike of the series in 1872. This issue is considered the key date of the series and commands a strong premium at all grade levels.
For each year of the series from 1864 to 1873, the Philadelphia Mint struck proof versions of the Two Cent Piece for collectors. Mintage levels ranged from about 100 pieces in the first year of issue to above 1,000 pieces in 1870. In 1873, the Mint did not produce coins for circulation but in proof format only.
2 Cent Coin Mintage
2 Cent Coin Worth
The coin prices and values for 1/2C Half Cents. Also showing coins for sale in our database for the Braided Hair type Half Cents items. Two Cent (1864-1873) - Coins for sale on Collectors Corner, The Collectibles Marketplace, where you can buy safely from the world's top Coins dealers. 1870 two cent piece 2c higher grade civil war good date us copper coin cc5133 1865 TWO CENT PIECE 2C FULL MOTTO CIVIL WAR ERA GOOD DATE US COPPER COIN CC5132 Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors.
2 Cent Coin 1864
| Date | Mintage |
| 1864 | 19,822,500 |
| 1865 | 13,640,000 |
| 1866 | 3,177,000 |
| 1867 | 2,938,750 |
| 1868 | 2,803,750 |
| 1869 | 1,546,500 |
| 1870 | 861,250 |
| 1871 | 721,250 |
| 1872 | 65,000 |
| 1873 | Proof Only |
2 Cent Coin 1868
- The 1864 two-cent piece was the first United States coin to carry the motto, 'In God We Trust'. On the obverse of some coins, a '4' seems to appear as '5'. Other pieces on.
- 1864 two cent coins include a variety where values change dramatically depending on size of the Motto; Small or Large. The Small Motto is the rare of the two varieties and popular with collectors. The distinction between the Small Motto and Large Motto at first, is hard to detect. A few key points help to detect the difference of the two.