1864 Philadelphia Letter Mentioning Two Cent Pieces

sellitstore

Philadelphia, July 12, 1864

Would these have been small mottoes?

Text:

"Dear Charlie,

I received your letter by Walter. You seem to be having a good time.

I do'nt think the rebels will come this way. they have gone towards Washington.

Your mother & the children and all well and send kisses. Sophie and Lew talk a good deal about going to Brookfield. I wish you would write them a letter. one to each. Harry was very glad to hear from you. I send you Some two cent pieces. have you seen any before. Give much love to all

your affectionate father"

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MidLifeCrisis

That's pretty cool!

MWallace

Fantastic!! Very cool.

COINS MAKE CENTS

Thats very cool

golden

CaptHenway

Comparing the sizes of the two cent piece images to the sizes of the stamps, it is obvious that those are just blowup pictures, and not necessarily of the original coins.



The original coins could have been Large or Small Motto, most likely Large.



TD

sellitstore

Yes, the "coins" are just photos added to the frame glass for decorative purposes.

The coins were authorized in April but I don't know exactly when they were first released. I figured July in Philadelphia might give one a decent chance of picking up a small motto. By August or September, they were probably all large mottoes.

DBSTrader2

A LONG time ago, when I was just a little boy starting out collecting pennies & nickels from change in my blue Whitman folders, a family friend sent me several old, worn 2-cent pieces.

I'm not sure why, but I've since always been intrigued by them, and did my best to complete what was such a short set. It's been forever since I've added any to my Whitman folder, and I still need to fill the 1872 hole.

One of these days, when I finally get around to it, I'm going to buy a real nice example (of one of the cheaper dates) in excellent condition......... just for show & to have around to appreciate.

It's a shame the series didn't last longer.

TopographicOceans

The Rebels didn't make it to Washington

ricko

That is a great letter and it would be really awesome if the original two cent pieces were still

with it.... Cheers, RickO