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Message:: [QUOTE="NPCoin, post: 437445, member: 5629"]Very nice.  Yeah, I would definitely call it bronze.  It's just 3 grains under specification, so the thinness of the planchet matches for bronze.  Even if the coin had any problems, being authenticated an essay with a rarity of R7, the TPG would probably not bodybag it based on rarity alone.  I'm not sure how NGC identifies essay peices, but my guess is that there should be an SP, not PR designation for this piece?? Because of the rarity, I would guess that after conservation, they may grade it as high as SP-67 "Pattern", if the details are actually as sharp as they appear, taking into consideration the lighting on the picture. I think they may place it as a "Pattern", instead of "Trial Strike" irregardless of the fact that the original two-cent that was proposed in 1863 was for a legend of "God Our Trust".  The law that required "In God We Trust" was authorized in 1864, after these essays were struck.  A combination of three different obverses and two different reverses were used on six different planchet types in 1863 resulting in nineteen different patterns for the two-cent in this year. Interestingly, one pattern was made of a "golden" alloy, with Washington's bust on the obverse...Presidential Dollar, anyone? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]