Representative image of the Two Cent Pieces design · Public domain — Brandon Grossardt for the photograph; James Longacre for the coin design.
Two Cent · $0.02
1873 Open 3 Two Cent Pieces
Open 3
Intriguing History
The two-cent piece, the first U.S. coin to carry IN GOD WE TRUST, was abolished by the Coinage Act of 1873. Its final year was struck only as proofs. The Open 3 version is usually cataloged as a later restrike, made after the Mint switched to the Open 3 date.
Key Features
- Proof only. Numismatic News estimates about 1,100 proof two-cent pieces for 1873 across the Closed 3 and Open 3 combined; the exact split is not recorded.
Total Weight6.22 g