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Images of 1865/1865 2 cent piece for confirmation?
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… -
Re: Images of 1865/1865 2 cent piece for confirmation?
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… -
Re: Images of 1865/1865 2 cent piece for confirmation?
Thanks for rooting for the Packers- I think they are going to need all the help they can get! mike -
Re: Images of 1865/1865 2 cent piece for confirmation?
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. -
Re: Images of 1865/1865 2 cent piece for confirmation?
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
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