1865 2C Plain 5, RD
1866 2C, RD

1865 2C Fancy 5, RD (Regular Strike)

Series: Shield Two Cents 1864-1872

PCGS MS67RD

PCGS MS67RD

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PCGS MS67RD

PCGS MS67RD

PCGS #:
38258
Designer:
James Barton Longacre
Edge:
Plain
Diameter:
23.00 millimeters
Weight:
6.22 grams
Mintage:
13,640,000
Mint:
Philadelphia
Metal:
Bronze
Auction Record:
$25,850 • MS67 • 01-08-2014 • Heritage Auctions

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Pos Grade Image Pedigree and History
1 PCGS MS67RD

Legend Rare Coin Auctions, October 20, 2022, Lot 11 - $17,625; "The Rupert Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Fancy 5. Die cracks above the left side of the ribbon. Diagonal mark above 2. Die line from the left base of the 2.
1 PCGS MS67RD

As PCGS MS67RD. Heritage Auctions, January 13, 2005, Lot 5541 – $20,125. Rattler. As PCGS MS67RD #26825254. “The Wineguy Collection,” Heritage Auctions, January 9, 2014, Lot 5149 – $25,850. Fancy 5. Two tiny flecks of carbon on the left side of the shield’s chief. Two carbon spots on the reverse that book-end the left side of the wreath.
3 PCGS MS66+RD

Stack's Bowers, December 23, 2025, Lot 93124 - $5,520. Fancy 5. Two major die cracks at the rightside of the ribbon. Reverse die crack connects UNITED to STATES.
3 PCGS MS66+RD

As PCGS MS66+RD #40275441. “The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part II,” Heritage Auctions, November 19, 2020, Lot 3010 – $10,200. As PCGS MS66+RD #46409808. Stack’s Bowers, June 14, 2023, Lot 3023 – $6,000. Fancy 5. Light toning streaks cross the reverse.
3 PCGS MS66+RD

Legend Rare Coin Auctions, July 15, 2021, Lot 51 - $8,225. Fancy 5. Two major die cracks at the rightside of the ribbon. Reverse die crack connects UNITED to STATES.
3 PCGS MS66+RD

Stack’s Bowers, November 13, 2020, Lot 9086 – $8,400. Fancy 5. Carbon spot on the first column on the shield. Tick between "W" and "E" of WE. Diagonal tick to the right of 2.
3 PCGS MS66+RD

Heritage Auctions, January 8, 2020, Lot 3270 – $13,200. Fancy 5. Dark spot under 8.
3 PCGS MS66+RD

Heritage Auctions, July 12, 2018, Lot 3031 – $11,400; "The Winesteve (2) Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Fancy 5. There is a medium-sized toning spot on the first column of the shield. Die crack from 7 o’clock rim to 1. On the reverse, die crack from 7:30 to the tip of the wreath, another near 9 o’clock to me, and yet another from second A of AMERICA to the rim. There are toning spots on bulb of 2 and at the tip of the left arm of the wreath.
3 PCGS MS66+RD

"The Winesteven - 44 w/CAC, 31 w/Pluses Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Fancy 5. Die cracks at date.
3 PCGS MS66+RD

Fancy 5. Two major die cracks at the rightside of the ribbon. Reverse die crack connects UNITED to STATES.
#1 PCGS MS67RD

Legend Rare Coin Auctions, October 20, 2022, Lot 11 - $17,625; "The Rupert Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Fancy 5. Die cracks above the left side of the ribbon. Diagonal mark above 2. Die line from the left base of the 2.
#1 PCGS MS67RD

As PCGS MS67RD. Heritage Auctions, January 13, 2005, Lot 5541 – $20,125. Rattler. As PCGS MS67RD #26825254. “The Wineguy Collection,” Heritage Auctions, January 9, 2014, Lot 5149 – $25,850. Fancy 5. Two tiny flecks of carbon on the left side of the shield’s chief. Two carbon spots on the reverse that book-end the left side of the wreath.
#3 PCGS MS66+RD

Stack's Bowers, December 23, 2025, Lot 93124 - $5,520. Fancy 5. Two major die cracks at the rightside of the ribbon. Reverse die crack connects UNITED to STATES.
#3 PCGS MS66+RD

As PCGS MS66+RD #40275441. “The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part II,” Heritage Auctions, November 19, 2020, Lot 3010 – $10,200. As PCGS MS66+RD #46409808. Stack’s Bowers, June 14, 2023, Lot 3023 – $6,000. Fancy 5. Light toning streaks cross the reverse.
#3 PCGS MS66+RD

Legend Rare Coin Auctions, July 15, 2021, Lot 51 - $8,225. Fancy 5. Two major die cracks at the rightside of the ribbon. Reverse die crack connects UNITED to STATES.
#3 PCGS MS66+RD

Stack’s Bowers, November 13, 2020, Lot 9086 – $8,400. Fancy 5. Carbon spot on the first column on the shield. Tick between "W" and "E" of WE. Diagonal tick to the right of 2.
#3 PCGS MS66+RD

Heritage Auctions, January 8, 2020, Lot 3270 – $13,200. Fancy 5. Dark spot under 8.
#3 PCGS MS66+RD

Heritage Auctions, July 12, 2018, Lot 3031 – $11,400; "The Winesteve (2) Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Fancy 5. There is a medium-sized toning spot on the first column of the shield. Die crack from 7 o’clock rim to 1. On the reverse, die crack from 7:30 to the tip of the wreath, another near 9 o’clock to me, and yet another from second A of AMERICA to the rim. There are toning spots on bulb of 2 and at the tip of the left arm of the wreath.
#3 PCGS MS66+RD

"The Winesteven - 44 w/CAC, 31 w/Pluses Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). Fancy 5. Die cracks at date.
#3 PCGS MS66+RD

Fancy 5. Two major die cracks at the rightside of the ribbon. Reverse die crack connects UNITED to STATES.
Ron Guth:

Here's how to tell the difference between the Plain 5 and Fancy 5 1865 Two Cent pieces:

Plain 5: the top edge of the 5 appears flat or slightly curved

Fancy 5: the right half of the top edge of the 5 dips dramatically, creating a distinctive "flip" to the point of the 5.

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"Getting Your Two Cents Worth" by Kevin Flynn
"Two Cent Piece - An 1864 Attribution Guide" by Frank Leone
"Cherrypickers' Guide, Fifth Edition, Volume I" by Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton