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Two Cent Pieces on Cent Planchet

These were often misdescribed as two cent pieces struck on "rude" planchets. Examples are known for virtually every year that this short-lived series was struck as listed below.

1864 Large Motto with about a half dozen known as follows:

Copper-nickel

1) Reported by Taxay, unconfirmed

Bronze

2) Weinberg Fall 78 FPL as 1867 !!, Numismatics LTD Spring 1982 FPL, Xan Chamberlain, Heritage 1/07, Mike Byers, Heritage 4/10 - NGCAU58BN

3) Numismatics LTD Spring 1981 FPL - AU full date

4) Heritage 3/23 – NGCAU58BN 6607395-001 full date but weak

5) Sullivan 6/25, Saul Teichman – NGCAU61 8393043-001 half date

6) Flipover on struck cent, Conway Bolt, Weinberg Summer 79 FPL - VF

1865

1) Bolt, Cohen-Halpern FPL, B/M 1/85 ch AU or better stolen from Mark Lighterman in 2001 and recovered in 2009

2) Heritage 8/15 ANA - PCGSXF45BN

3,4,5) F. Leone collection

1866

1) Kagin's 77 ANA, Schornstein, HIM 7/83 - UNC full date

2) Heritage 1/22 - NGC64BN partial date

1869 Reported by Taxay

1871 Reported by Taxay

No date Byers

Photo courtesy of Heritage.