US Two Cent piece, first year of issue 1864 in display case

Description: Welcome to our listing. Offered today for your consideration is: a 1864 (1st Year of Issue) US two cent piece. The short lived series never gained traction with the public and was discontinued following the 1873 striking. This is the first coin where the motto "In God we Trust" appears on a new coin. The coin is also one of very few where a bust was not used as the central device. Designed by James Longacre who also designed both of the three cent coins, Shield Nickel, and Flying Eagle cents, the design is adapted from the Great Seal of the United States. This item comes from a smoke free home and will be carefully packaged to insure it comes to you in the condition we state. We do offer a full refund, although buyer will need to pay the return shipping to us, unless we have made a serious error, such as shipping the wrong item, or misrepresenting the item we sent. We will be happy to combine shipping for multiple items and offer free shipping for $100 or more in total sales. Please allow us to send an invoice for combined shipping as it varies depending on volume and weight. Sending a message is always appreciated. Purchase any five items and get a gift of $10 in value with your package. **Add Items to your cart to receive discount shipping and gifts: 3 items => One Free Gift 4 items => Two Free Gifts 5 or more items => $10 value gift + Two free gifts Thank you for browsing our items. We are a Veteran owned business and appreciate your support. We have quite a few foreign and US coins as well as a wealth of First Day Covers. If you are interested in similar items, but do not see them listed, send us a message – we often can provide what you’re looking for, if not, we can likely suggest a source to find it. Two and Three Cent Piece (1851-1889)· Specifications: (Two Cent Piece), 1864-18731. Diameter: 23 mm2. Weight: 6.22 g3. Composition: .950 Copper, .050 Zinc/Tin (Bronze)4. Designer: James Longacre5. Edge: Smooth and plain· Specifications: (Three Cent Piece, Silver Trime) 1854-18736. Diameter: 14 mm7. Weight: 0.80 g (1851-54), 0.75 g (1854-1873)8. Composition: .750 Silver, .250 Copper (1851-54): .900 Silver, .100 Copper (1854-1873)9. Designer: James Longacre10. Edge: Smooth and plain· Specifications: (Three Cent Nickel)11. Diameter: 17.9 mm12. Weight: 1.94 g13. Composition: .250 Copper, .750 Nickel14. Designer: James Longacre15. Edge: Smooth and plain· The Two cent piece was authorized by the April 22, 1864 act which changed the composition of the cent to bronze. It had a Union Shield on the reverse; a common symbol during the Civil War Era. It never caught on with the public and was discontinued in 1873.· The Three cent piece was developed in 1851 as the cost of a first-class postage stamp was then 3 cents. It was believed that postal customers would prefer to use one coin to buy stamps rather than a five-cent piece (with two coins change), or three pennies. The first Three cent piece was a tiny coin made of silver (called a trime), which was nicknamed “fishscale” as it resembled one in size and appearance. The larger nickel based coin was issued in part because of the smallish nature of the trime, but it never really caught on either, and was discontinued in 1889. · The Trime was changed from a 75% silver coin to a 90% silver coin in 1854. Both versions of this tiny coin (smaller in diameter than the cent) were less than 1 gram in mass. Nonetheless, hoarding of the coin for its silver content became an issue.· The Trime had the Union Shield inside a star on the obverse with a large Roman III dominating the reverse. The date was immediately below the lowest point of the star. “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” formed a second border on the obverse.· The Three cent nickel was similar in design to the Trime. It had a large Roman III on the Reverse, but surrounded by a wreath as opposed to the crescent moon on the Trime. The Obverse featured Lady Liberty rather than the Union Shield. “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” similarly formed an arc around the design, with the date at the bottom.· Key Dates: Never a popular coin, very few issues were produced in many of the years of mintage, therefore there are many rare dates. 1. Two Cent Piece: 1864, 1872, 18732. Three Cent Silver (Trime): 1863-1873 3. Three Cent Nickel: 1877, 1878, 1883-1887

Price: 42.5 USD

Location: Warren, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2023-12-13T17:37:10.000Z

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