YN Contest.....til feb. 9th .a contest for the YN.s only out there. the prize is a circulated 2 cent piece. to win, answer the following questions. we will draw a winner from the list of correct respondents. 1) who designed the 2 cent piece? 2) what were the years they were minted? 3) where were they minted ? post your answers here and we wil run the contest until friday february 9th. good luck to all! to specify, lets keep the YN crowd to 18 and younger if thats ok , as i want the younger group to get their chance. i'll try to work up something for everyone again soon, but lets let the younger ones educate us on this one! thanks all!!!!.........steve
James B. Longacre Years & Mintage 1864 19,847,500 1865 13,640,000 1866 3,177,000 1867 2,938,750 1868 2,803,750 1869 1,546,500 1870 861,250 1871 721,250 1872 65,000 1873 Proof only, about 1,100 were struck. Philadelphia Mint De Orc
Hello, The 2 cent coin was designed by James B. Longacre (one of my favorite engravers). It was minted from 1864 until 1873. All pieces were struck at the Philadelphia mint. Thanks for a YN contest! It's the first that I am aware of since I started on this forum. Jake
Steve thanks for the giveaway. Off the top of my head, I believe Longacre designed them. Secondly, I know they first were produced in 1864 with those two varieties, Large and Small Motto. They then were produced everyyear thereafter till 1873, with the mintages getting less and less every year. (one of thsoe anomolies I find interesting about this odd denomination piece. Also, 1873 was strictly struck as a proof. Finally, all coins were produced at the Philadelphia Mint. It would be interesting to see a MM on a Two-Cent Piece. IMO Thanks again
