Two-Cent Pieces

By CoinWeek Notes ..... The Birth of the Two-Cent Piece in 1864 In 1864, Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1864 and introduced a brand-new denomination:...

Not every coin produced by the United States Mint is embraced by the public or does its job for a consequential period of time....

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Two-Cent Piece was a large copper coin struck by the United States Mint. It was first struck in 1864,...

The Two Cent Piece by Kathleen Duncan - Pinnacle Rarities ......   The Two Cent piece designed by James Longacre was struck for a mere 10...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for PCGS ...... Prelude to War On January 12, 1848, a 39-year-old Whig congressman from Illinois named Abraham Lincoln took...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... First struck in 1864 in an attempt to solve the nationwide coin shortage, caused by the onset of the U.S. Civil...

Fifth Sale Nets Over $21 Million for 232 Coins Setting a new world record for the most valuable numismatic cabinet ever sold, and perhaps a...

Analysis regarding scarce coins, markets, and coin collecting #345 A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds ..... It has already been explained, in Part 15 of a...

By Jim Bisognani – Numismatic Guaranty Corporation ..... Two Cent Red Rarities; Franklin Halves A Valuable & Economical Series I can’t believe that as this article...

by Q. David Bowers - Stack's Bowers Two-cent pieces were first made in 1864, at a time when small change was scarce in circulation. In...

News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #54 A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds Two-Cent Pieces are interesting and fun to...