The increased religious sentiment during the Civil War resulted in the 1864 2 cent piece being the first coin to bear the motto "In God We Trust"
The two cent piece was designed by John Longacre, the same fellow who designed the Indian Head Cent.
This is one of the shortest lived American coin series. |
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1864 |
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The first year of 2 cent pieces! It is also well known for the trivial fact that this is the first coin to bear "In God We Trust"
There are two well known varieties, the common large motto and the rare small motto. ... |
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1865 |
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1865 is a common year for 2 Cent pieces
There were 13,000,000 1865 2 cent pieces minted. |
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1866 |
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There were 3,177,000 1866 2 cent pieces minted. |
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1867 |
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There were 3,000,000 1867 2 cent pieces minted. |
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1868 |
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There were 2,804,000 1868 2 cent pieces minted. |
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1869 |
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There were 1,546,000 1869 2 cent pieces minted. |
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1870 |
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There were 861,000 1870 2 cent pieces minted. |
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1871 |
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There were 721,000 1871 2 cent pieces minted. This is the second lowest mintage. |
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1872 |
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1872 is the key date of 2 cent pieces with only 65,000 minted. |
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