Images of 1865/1865 2 cent piece for confirmation?

vega1

Happy New Year everyone.

I've recently purchased an NGC 1865/1865 2 cent piece in VF-30. I've looked pretty closely (I have a magnifying glass but not a loupe yet) and I'm not sure I'm seeing the 1865/1865, or crud near the date. I trust NGC to have attributed it correctly, otherwise the coin would not have been valuable enough for the submission $... (right?)

Does anyone know where I could find a close-up of the date on an 1865/1865 to see what the characteristics are supposed to be? Preferably on-line or in a scan. I have looked in Breen and the Red Book already. Someone recently mentioned a book on 2 cent pieces in a recent post, but I'm a type collector and a book like that would get very little use from me probably.

Thanks very much for any help.

darktone

vega1, I am not really into these coins but I think repunched dates are pretty common in this series. My cherry pickers book shows four different repunched date varieties but I suspect there are many more. I'll PM you with a picture of the most valuable one listed in my book. mike

vega1

Greatly appreciated Mike. Thanks

Does an 'FS' number on the slab help determine the type? I'm not familiar with those. (its FS-002.7)

I was wondering who to root for in the playoffs since my team decided not to play the second half of the season. Because of your great help I'll root for the Packers.

darktone

vega1, yes the FS# - 002.7 really makes it easy to look up. It shows an interest rating of two stars( out of five-five being the best) with an estimated rarity of 251-500 coins. So it's not a real rarity but it is a neat repunched two cent piece. They show the value being $65 in XF and $100 in AU, $175-ms60, $275- ms63 but I don't really know if these prices reflect the true value or not? mike

darktone

Thanks for rooting for the Packers- I think they are going to need all the help they can get! mike