2 Cents "Union Shield"


Bronze (95% Cu, 5% Sn and Zn)	6.22 g	23 mm

Description

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1864-1873
Value	2 Cents (0.02&nbspUSD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Bronze (95% Cu, 5% Sn and Zn)
Weight	6.22 g
Diameter	23 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-10-09

References

Numista	N#2296
Rarity index	7%

Reverse

Face value in a wheat ears wreath and country name

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2
CENTS

Engraver: James Barton Longacre

Edge

Plain

Comment

The standard weight of this coin was 96 grains, twice the weight of the bronze 1 cent.
The 1864 two-cent piece was the first United States coin to carry the motto, "In God We Trust".