Lot 1074
1873 Two Cents. Open 3. PCGS graded Proof 63 Brown. Reddish-brown. A blazing orange-red satiny beauty with intense underlying luster and grand eye appeal for the conservative Proof 63 grade. A splendid representative of the Open 3 Proof. As we see it, when it comes to the centers of the shield and the leaves of the wreath, the strike is crisp, in fact, razor-sharp, and well defined in all areas. Spot-free, too. One of only 500 Proofs of this variety minted.
Curiously, there are two varieties of the first year of issue (1864) and two of the last year (1873). Some of the 1873 pieces may be restrikes made for sale to collectors (PCGS # 3654) .
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400.
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