The Collaborative "Virtual 7070" Type Set Project

Welcome to Thursday, January 28th. We're now finished with the cents in our Virtual 7070 set, and now it is time to move on to the next denomination, which is the...

2 Cent Piece Bronze (1864-1872).

As I've been doing when I lack a certain type in my current primary collection, I'll be falling back on my "holey" 19th century type set. This holed 1867 2c piece is the coin pinned to my corkboard in that collection.




I periodically have lower grade 2c pieces in my giveaway inventory, but nothing amazing.

The one really nice 2c piece and the best of the type that I have owned in the past (and this was many moons ago) was this 1868 proof (PCGS PR64 RD). I was of the opinion that it was a Cameo coin, but I'm pretty sure PCGS did not award the CAM designation to proof 2-cent pieces at the time it was graded.

It's probably been 20 years since I sold it. All I have left are these less than ideal photos.







For a while back in the early 2000s, I had an avatar picture I made from it. "66Tbird" on Collectors Universe, to whom I sold the coin, still uses that avatar to this day (though I don't believe he still owns the coin).



If I could ever track that coin down, I'd love to own it again.