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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 3726384, member: 77639"]Two cents is a great series .... simple design, first to use the God motto, short. Relatively easy to complete a circulated one-per-date set, although the '72 is pricey. Lots of varieties if you're interested. Two of the most common and cheapest are plain and fancy five 1865's. </p><p><br /></p><p>The small date '64 is more expensive and fairly easy to differentiate from the large date. If you encounter a raw worn small date, see if there is major doubling (most noticeable in the date and the motto itself). If you do, you're looking at one of the rarest and very valuable US coins ... a small date two cent proof. I know of only one worn one that has been discovered. I'm guessing there may be more out there waiting for a lucky and knowledgeable collector to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 3726384, member: 77639"]Two cents is a great series .... simple design, first to use the God motto, short. Relatively easy to complete a circulated one-per-date set, although the '72 is pricey. Lots of varieties if you're interested. Two of the most common and cheapest are plain and fancy five 1865's. The small date '64 is more expensive and fairly easy to differentiate from the large date. If you encounter a raw worn small date, see if there is major doubling (most noticeable in the date and the motto itself). If you do, you're looking at one of the rarest and very valuable US coins ... a small date two cent proof. I know of only one worn one that has been discovered. I'm guessing there may be more out there waiting for a lucky and knowledgeable collector to find. Cal[/QUOTE]
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