1872 2C DDO FS-101, BN MS(PCGS#38292)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1596

Grade

MS65

Price

4,700

Lot Description

1872 Two-Cent Piece. FS-101, VP-001. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-65 BN (NGC). CAC. Golden brown overall with blushes of blue and rose. Traces of faded mint red can be seen on the reverse. The 1872 has the lowest circulation-strike mintage of any date in the series, just 65,000 pieces. Gem-quality examples (both normal and Doubled Die varieties considered together) are very scarce as indicated by the NGC Censusdata below. PCGS# 38292. NGC Census: 23 in any designation; 5 finer (MS-66 RB finest)