1864 2-cent Large or Small motto?

Mustang5L5

How do you tell?

My 2-cent peice is in pretty rough condition. It looks like someone shot it with a shotgun because it's so pitted. It sorta looks like the damage you'd see from a coin that has been in the ground a long time.

Anyway, even though it's worthless in this condition, can anyone tell if this is a large or small motto coin? I can only made out the "OD" in the motto, so not much to go by. I have been looking at photographs of both but cannot tell for certain. Perhaps someone with a trained eye can tell

MICHAELDIXON

The OD is the giveaway. What you have is the Large Motto. If you have a Red Book or Breens, it has large pictures. In fact, I think www.coinfacts.com has pictures.

MICHAELDIXON

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Mustang5L5

Thank you!

JrGMan2004

I think a legible motto is the first step Sorry, I couldn't resist Looks like some major damage on that coin, though...

Coin Finder

I always found the easiest way is O in GOD. If the inside of the O is thin and narrow it is a large motto. If it is round it is the small motto.

Tbig

kranky

Good diagnostic, Tbig. I use the "U" in TRUST. To my eyes, the U in the Large Motto variety is larger than the other letters in TRUST. If the U is taller than it is wide, Large Motto. If the U is square, Small Motto.