1865 2C, RD PR(PCGS#3629)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

1396

Grade

PR66RD

Prix

10 200

Description du lot

This lovely specimen exhibits bold, original, orange-olive mint color with underlying iridescence in rose-red and powder blue. The fields are appreciably mirrored and support fully impressed, razor sharp design elements. Surface preservation is expectably superior for the assigned grade. The second year 1865 two-cent piece has an unknown mintage as the Mint did not record the number of Proof minor coins struck during that era. Most numismatic references provide an estimate of 500+ pieces, most survivors of which do not even approach the quality and eye appeal of this beautiful example. Indeed, Proofs of this denomination are rarely encountered with full Red color and Gem-quality surfaces irrespective of date, which fact further confirms the significance of this offering for collectors building high grade Proof type or date sets.