1871 2C, BN XF45BN 认证号11973855, PCGS号3609

Ron Guth

The 1871 Two-Cent piece is the last of the high-mintage dates in this series.  Though it's mintage was less than a million pieces, this date survives in Mint State to nearly the same extent as other dates with much higher mintages except for the 1864 and 1865.

Red-Brown examples are plentiful up through MS64, above which the populations drop off, ending at MS66, where a single example is noted.

Red examples are scarce, and are usually found in MS64 and MS65.  Here, the best examples include two in MS66RD.