United States 2 cents 1873 (type 2) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
2017225
Area
Coins
Title
United States 2 cents 1873 (type 2)
Country
United States (USA)
Face value
0,02 dollar (2 cents)
Year
1873
Variety / overstrike
type 2
Era
United States of America - Republic (1789-present)
Head of State
Ulysses Simpson Grant of the United States (1869-1877)
Type
Coin
Designer
Longacre, James Barton
Series
Two-cent pieces (1864-1873)
Theme
Arrows, Coat of Arms (heraldic), Leaves, Ribbons, Twigs, Wheat ears, Wreath
Material
Copper-tin-zinc
Weight
6.22
Diameter
23
Thickness
1.8
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
IN GOD WE TRUST 1873
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 CENTS
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Number produced
500
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 94
Catalogue number
Details
There are 2 variants: > type 1 / type 2