1865 2C, RD MS(PCGS#3584)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3083

Grade

MS66+RD

Price

3,172

Lot Description

With outstanding mint orange color throughout. This is a beautiful coin - fully struck, intensely lustrous and uncommonly well preserved. After only the first year 1864 Large Motto, the 1865 is the most plentiful issue in the circulation strike two-cent series. Mint State examples abound in the BN and RB categories, less so in the RD category, although this issue is still obtainable with relative ease in grades through MS-65 RD. Any finer and the 1865 emerges as a significant condition rarity. Near the top of the <em>NGC Census</em> for the issue, this pristine-looking beauty is eagerly awaiting inclusion in an advanced type set or two-cent piece collection.